Philippines police rescues a minor girl abused online
A twelve year old girl whose abuse was live streamed on social media by a Sydney based man, was rescued by police in the Philippines. The rescue was a result of a joint investigation between Australian and Philippine authorities..
The Sydney based man is already facing charges for rocuring a child to engage in sexual activity outside Australia, using a carriage service to solicit child pornography, transmitting child pornography material and possessing child abuse material and last month, police in New South Wales raided his home and seized electronic devices containing child abuse material.
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