A fifth individual is set to appear in court today as law enforcement officers from the Sex Crimes Squad persist in their probe into an international satanic sex abuse material network operating out of Sydney.
The investigation has revealed a pedophile ring in Sydney, which was actively involved in the possession, distribution, and enabling of illicit material via a globally managed website.
Last November, four men were apprehended and charged in connection with the case, and they are still undergoing legal proceedings.
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As part of ongoing inquiries, detectives executed a search warrant at a residence in Sydney Olympic Park around 8:20 a.m. yesterday.
During the search, police confiscated several electronic devices pertinent to the investigation, along with small quantities of methamphetamine and ketamine.
A 42-year-old man was arrested at the scene and taken to Auburn Police Station.
He was charged with using a carriage to access child abuse material, using a carriage service to make child abuse material available, possession of bestiality material and two counts of possession of a prohibited drug.
He was refused bail and is set to appear in Burwood Local Court today.
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