A Victorian man has appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court today (10 September, 2024), charged with allegedly soliciting and possessing child abuse material.
The AFP is warning parents and guardians over a concerning online trend emerging in Australia involving young victims who are being coerced into producing extreme sexual and violent content over the internet.
The AFP is supporting Sri Lanka Police (SLP) in combatting online child abuse, with two SLP officers visiting the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) and meeting investigators from the Queensland Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (QLD JACET) in August.
Reports of sextortion to the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) have dropped significantly for the first time since the crime emerged in 2022, however concern remains that too many victims are being blackmailed.
Reports of online child exploitation to the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) have increased by 45 per cent in the past financial year, new data released by the AFP as part of National Child Protection Week has revealed.
Every year National Child Protection Week aims to promote a safe and supported life for every child, now and into the future, and this year’s theme is ‘every conversation matters’.
A Tasmanian man was yesterday (30 August, 2024) sentenced to a maximum of 12 years’ imprisonment by the Hobart Supreme Court for a range of child abuse offences.
