Man charged after directing, streaming child abuse
The 68-year-old Darwin man was arrested on January 3 when Australian Border Force officers allegedly found child abuse material on his phone.
Authorities found video calls from the man to facilitators in the Philippines, telling them to live stream the sexual abuse of children as young as six.
Australian investigators referred their findings to relevant authorities in the Philippines where two police operations on April 9 and 23 led to the arrest of two suspected female traffickers.
Two confirmed child victims and one adult victim were removed along with three at-risk children.
Samson Inocencio Jr, from the International Justice Mission, said protecting Filipino children from online sexual exploitation requires a collaborative effort from overseas counterparts.
"This crime thrives because there is demand from offenders abroad," he said.
"I urge the governments of countries where demand comes from, and their citizens, to help safeguard the wellbeing of Filipino children by holding accountable not only the offenders but also those who operate platforms where exploitation occurs."
A 2022 study from the mission estimates nearly half a million Filipino children were victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse.
Australia was the highest 'sender' of suspicious transaction reports to the Philippines related to child sexual abuse material over 2020-2022, according to the Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council.
An estimated one in 56 Australian men have web-cammed in a sexual way with a child, and around 1 in 59 have paid for online sexual interactions.
The 68-year-old Darwin man appeared in the Darwin Local Court on May 27 and has been charged with two counts of sexual intercourse with a child outside Australia, two counts of sexual activity with a child outside Australia, and one count of possessing child abuse material.
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