Fifty jailed for child pornography

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Fifty people have been jailed and six have taken their own lives after Victoria's biggest child pornography swoop. Operation Auxin, am Australia-wide crackdown on cyber perverts, identified more than 180 suspects who had hoarded up to 12,000 sickening images each, according to figures obtained for the first time by the Herald Sun. All were men. Victoria had the highest number of suspects of any state during the inquiry. Among them were a policeman, school principal, child-care centre director, youth worker, a prison guard and a priest. Men aged 36 to 45 were by far the most represented group in the September 2004 raids. Police are preparing for another major offensive on child porn with the state's first unit, created within the sexual crimes squad, dedicated solely to fighting the scourge. It is already zeroing in on offenders. [...]

Det-Sgt Davis said a Melbourne girl, just 15, used a hotmail account to prostitute herself on the internet from home. Four men were later charged with sexual penetration of the girl. Others had made and exchanged pornographic pictures of themselves in exchange for alcohol and cigarettes.

source: Article 'Fifty jailed for child pornography' by Mark Buttler; www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21377860-5006785,00.html; The Australian; 14 March 2007