Media releases

A man from North Brisbane charged as part of Operation Molto for sharing child abuse material online, has been sentenced to 18

A 36-year-old man who shared horrific child abuse material was yesterday (1 June 2022) sentenced by the Brisbane District Court to two years’ imprisonment.

Four people will face charges for allegedly defrauding the NDIS of more than $2 million following their arrests in Western Sydney yesterday. Three faced court yesterday with the fourth expected to appear in the Downing Centre Local Court today (2 June 2022).

A 46-year-old man is expected to face Perth Magistrate’s Court today (2 June 2022) charged with nine offences over the alleged possession and sharing of images and videos of child abuse material.

A West Australian man who paid more than $443,000 to sexually abuse children overseas via webcam from his Geraldton home has been sentenced to 14-and-a-half-years’ jail by the WA District Court yesterday (26 May 2022).

The second of two men from South-Western Sydney, charged in Operation Molto for accessing and transmitting child abuse material, has been sentenced to four years’ jail.

A 47-year-old man is expected to face Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court today (30 May 2022) after he allegedly accessed child abuse material on end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms.

A 55-year-old Bellmere man was yesterday (27 May 2022) sentenced to one year and three months’ imprisonment by the Brisbane District court after pleading guilty to possessing child abuse material.

Editor’s note: Latest Operation Arkstone infographic is available via Hightail A 30-year-old Queensland man, linked to an international online child abuse network, was sentenced to a maximum three years’ imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Queensland yesterday (27 May 2022).

Editor’s note: Audio grabs of Acting Superintendent Shona Davis are available via Hightail The AFP is reminding airline passengers that inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated after four separate incidents at Australian domestic airports this month.