More than 150 people allegedly linked to satanic pedophile ring as cops arrest sixth NSW man
More than 150 people are now accused of being involved in a satanic pedophile ring that shared child abuse videos of infants.
Police have referred 145 people to interstate and international authorities over allegations they hold links to a satanic pedophile ring that shares “devastating” child abuse videos of infants and children.
Six NSW men, including a former police officer, have now been charged over their alleged involvement in the satanic ring, with police on Tuesday arresting a man they believe to be the final NSW-based man allegedly involved.
A further 145 people with alleged links to the pedophile network have now also been identified by investigators.
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The ring allegedly shared “devastating videos of children aged from infancy to 12 years old being sexually abused online”.
“These (videos) were particularly devastating and they used symbols and rituals around it in the discussions that they were having about abusing children,” NSW sex crime squad commander Jane Doherty previously told reporters.
The ring is accused of possessing, distributing and facilitating child abuse material through a website.
A 62-year-old man was arrested at a Woollahra home on Tuesday morning, with electronics seized from the address during a search warrant.
The man has been charged with nine counts of using a carriage service to transmit child abuse material, two counts of using a carriage etc to access child abuse material, two counts of person disseminates bestiality material, disseminate animal crush material, possess prohibited drug, participate in criminal group contribute to criminal activity, and two counts of contravene requirement in Section 3LA order.
He is due to front Bail Division Court on Wednesday.
Police allege the ringleader is Landon Ashton Versace Germanotta-Mills, 26, who was arrested and charged in December.
Former NSW police officer David Turner is also facing a string of charges over his alleged involvement in the pedophile ring.
Mr Turner has been suspended from his NSW government job, news.com.au previously revealed.
All six NSW men remain before the courts, and none of them have entered any pleas.
Originally published as More than 150 people allegedly linked to satanic pedophile ring as cops arrest sixth NSW man
