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Australian’s arrest for alleged child exploitation leads to rescue of nine children in Philippines
Nine children have been rescued in the Philippines after an Australian man was charged with allegedly paying for child exploitation material.
Key points:
- A Victorian man was arrested at Melbourne airport in November 2019
- Information was passed on to Philippines authorities, who made the rescue on February 3
- A woman was arrested for facilitating online child sexual abuse
A statement by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said the children, aged between two and 16, were removed in an operation by Philippine National Police on February 3 in Angeles City, north of Manila.
A 42-year-old woman was arrested for her alleged role in facilitating online child sexual abuse.
The rescue came after Victorian man Phillip John Cooper, 61, appeared in the…
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