Una gatz hear dis one wey dey happen for Australia, my people! One 27-year-old man don hit the ground for serious wahala as him dey face 596 serious charges related to child abuse. E no dey play o! Dis man wey police don catch since last February, na him wey dey target children for social media and gaming platforms. Wetin we dey talk be say, dem don find over 23,000 videos and images wey relate to di alleged abuse for him electronic devices. Chai, wahala no dey finish.
According to Queensland Police, di guy don dey do him dirty work from 2018 to 2025, and e don gather plenty victims: 459 in total! 360 of dem don already sabi di kind of wahala wey dem dey face, and 200 no be for Australia alone, plenty dey from overseas, particularly from English-speaking countries. Di team of detectives really put in work to find dem all. E no easy o!
Di police sabi say most of di victims na boys wey dey between 7 and 15 years, so you fit imagine di level of trauma wey dis matter fit cause. Di acting chief superintendent, Denzil Clark, don warn say di trend dey increase. Chai, many children dey groomed, coerced or even threatened to share sexual images of demself. Dis no be small matter; di impact wey e go get on top di children, no be joke.
Clark still talk say di man no fit keep di sites wey e dey use secret, but e don confirm say dem na popular sites wey everybody sabi. All di hustle wey dis man dey do, na online work, and he no dey act alone, as police still dey investigate other suspects wey dey involve for dis wahala.
The charges wey dey against am include 244 counts for producing child abuse material through carriage service, 163 counts for using di same service to procure persons under 16, and 87 counts for engaging in sexual activity with a child through carriage service. Di matter dey go court on Thursday, we dey wait how dem go handle am.
Di investigation, wey dem dey call Operation Xray Wick, don show di kind of organized hustle wey dey happen for dis child abuse matter. Di 27-year-old man don create plenty fake profiles online, posing as different people, just to catch dem small pikin. Na di kind of work wey we no go even want to see for person wey suppose dey guide and protect dem. Denzil Clark still stress di need for parents and caregivers to dey ensure di online safety of children wey dem dey care for. E be like say we no fit slack o!
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