US EditionAustralia police charge man with abuse of 459 children
- On February 5, 2026, a 27-year-old Maryborough man was charged with 596 child-abuse-related offences after investigators found about 23,000 videos and images involving 459 victims.
- Police launched Operation Xray Wick after seizing devices from his Maryborough residence, triggering a 12-month digital-forensics probe that uncovered offending between 2018 and 2025 ending with his arrest in February last year.
- Police allege he used multiple fake profiles on popular social media and gaming platforms to target children aged between seven and 15, some as young as five, recording and saving interactions.
- Authorities say 360 victims have been identified so far, with more than 200 in Australia, and Queensland Police said, `Investigations remain ongoing, with interstate and international partners assisting to ensure every victim is identified and supported.`
- The charges include 244 counts of producing child-abuse material, 163 counts of using a carriage service to procure persons under 16, and police credit specialist investigators and the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation for the effort.
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A 27-year-old man was charged in Australia with 459 abuses of minors: he used manipulation and coercion to send explicit sexual content to his victims.
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Great Yorkshire RadioAustralian man charged with child abuse, after police allege 459 victims groomed online
Queensland Police allege the man, who has not been named, used multiple online profiles to target victims on social media and gaming platforms and record thousands of images and videos.
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Australian man charged in online abuse case for targeting 459 children across 16 countries
A 27-year-old man in Australia has been charged with 596 child-abuse related offences after allegedly targeting 459 victims across 16 countries through social media and gaming platforms, investigators said.
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