Australian childcare worker charged in "horrific" sex abuse case

[Shatterhand]

I am posting a clearnet safe link to a archive of the story  https://archive.ph/1sLFP

Australian childcare worker charged in "horrific" sex abuse case

Sydney — An Australian childcare worker sexually abused 91 young girls over 15 years, police said Tuesday, accusing him of documenting his "unfathomable" alleged crimes in thousands of photos and videos.  Seasoned detectives have described it as one of Australia's "most horrific" child sex abuse cases, calling it "beyond the realms of anyone's imagination."

"I know this news will seem unfathomable, and I know there will be many questions," said assistant federal police commissioner Justine Gough. "There is not much solace I can give to the parents and children who have been identified."

Included within the 1,623 charges are 136 counts of rape, 110 counts of sexual intercourse with a child younger than 10 — a charge used instead of rape in some Australian jurisdictions — and 613 counts of making child pornography.

Investigators had been hunting for the 45-year-old man since discovering a cache of child pornography shared on the dark web in 2014.
But their efforts had been mostly fruitless until they made an unexpected breakthrough in August last year — matching visual clues in the background of the images to a childcare center in the city of Brisbane.

While the man was initially charged with just three offenses, Gough said the gravity of his "heinous" alleged crimes emerged as police sifted further through his computer, phone and hard drive.

"This is chilling and shocking news for parents," she said.

How did this guy get away with this for nearly 9 years?  It's amazing.

[DreamHaze]

Ben
Thank you for the link. I wish I could reply to this thread but many of my thoughts would not fit the thread decorum and I have mixed thoughts. Jess' paradoxical holding two views at the same time disposition for some subjects has washed off to me I fear.

[Pedo4VR]

He might still be active today if he hadn't shared video's and pictures. I am not sure what the motivation is to take this risk and share this kind of thing online. I admit that I am drawn to keep coming back to CP sharing sites even if I don't download anything, but to upload your own content is taking it to a new level.

[Whyme]

He might still be active today if he hadn't shared video's and pictures. I am not sure what the motivation is to take this risk and share this kind of thing online. I admit that I am drawn to keep coming back to CP sharing sites even if I don't download anything, but to upload your own content is taking it to a new level.

It is shocking to take such risks. I assume it has to do with trying to feel important and popular on some level. Nothing else makes sense to me as a reason to publicly share such pictures, thus exponentially increasing the odds of being caught.

[NudieDaddy]

Maybe it's just a bit of exhibitionism

[NotPennysBoat]

It's possible he enjoyed the thrill of putting it out there; it's also possible he's never seen Forensic Files and is really stupid. Half of those cases tend to be solved when someone recognizes, like, a rug only sold in like one store in one part of the country.