65 Australians held after Canadian child-sex ring broken
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Sydney - Sixty-five Australian men have been arrested and six Australian children taken into care in an international dragnet that followed Canadian police taking down a website offering child-sex-abuse pornography, police said Friday.
There have been 350 arrests worldwide and 386 children removed from harm, Cyber Crime Operations head Glen McEwen told reporters.
"If you choose to view and circulate child abuse images, you'll be investigated, pursued and charged, regardless of where you're located," Commander McEwen said.
"This global investigation has disrupted a widespread international network of suspects in a powerful demonstration of law enforcement working together to protect children around the world."
Those charged in Australia, where 100 search warrants were executed ,include a Catholic priest, a former priest and two teachers.//DPA
