Four Australians are jailed after their alleged involvement in a satanic child sex abuse material ring.
Detectives have busted an apparent Sydney-based pedophile network which they claim was actively involved in possessing, distributing and facilitating child sexual abuse involving ritualistic or satanic themes.
NSW Police executed six search warrants across Sydney last weekend, including in Waterloo where they arrested 26-year-old Landon Germanotta-Mills.
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Germanotta-Mills, who police allege played a leading role in the group, was charged with multiple offenses including providing child abuse, possession of child abuse and disseminating and possessing bestiality material.
He faced court on Friday but did not apply for bail and will return to court on January 29.
Germanotta-Mills describes herself as the founder and editor-in-chief of the independent news site Underground Media Network, which claims it is committed to “exposing institutional abuse, systemic failures and abuses of power.”
The website reads, “Founded by journalist Landon Germanotta-Mills, the platform is survivor-led, trauma-informed and legally aware – built for those affected by the systems we investigate.”
Police also executed search warrants in Ultimo and Malabar with the help of the riot squad.
In a unit block in Malabar, detectives arrested three people, all of whom were to face court on Friday, but none applied for bail.
Benjamin Raymond Drysdale, 46, was charged with using a carriage service to materialize child exploitation, as well as failing to comply with reporting obligations and drug possession.
Mark Andrew Sendecki, 42, was charged with both possessing and accessing child exploitation material.
And Stuart Woods Riches, 39, was charged with possessing bestiality material and accessing child abuse material, as well as failing to comply with reporting obligations and drug possession.
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