Four charged over alleged involvement in international satanic paedophile ring
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Four men have been charged over their alleged involvement in what police have described as an international satanic child sex abuse material ring.
After investigations by Strike Force Constantine, police uncovered a Sydney-based paedophile network allegedly possessing, distributing and facilitating child abuse material with "ritualistic or satanic themes" through a website administered internationally.
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On Thursday, six search warrants were conducted across Sydney, including in Waterloo, Ultimo and Malabar.
A 26-year-old man arrested in Waterloo in Sydney's southern suburbs is alleged to be the leader of the group.
He was taken to Mascot Police Station, where he was charged with multiple offences, including seven counts of using a carriage service to access child abuse material.
At a unit block in Malabar in Sydney's eastern suburbs, three men aged 46, 42 and 39 were arrested and taken to Maroubra Police Station.
Police charged the oldest man with multiple offences, including using a carriage service to make child abuse available.
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The 39-year-old was also charged with multiple offences, including possessing child abuse material and possessing bestiality material.
The 42-year-old man was charged with possessing child abuse data using a carriage service, accessing child abuse material, and possessing child abuse material.
All three men were refused bail and appeared in court on Friday.
Police will be speaking on the charges at a press conference at 11.30am AEDT.
Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800.
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