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First Operation Arkstone offender today sentenced to 18 years imprisonment
A 30-year-old Newcastle man who sparked a nationwide operation into an international child abuse network has today been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by the Gosford District Court.
The man had previously pleaded guilty to 17 offences including sexual touching of a child under 10, committing sexual acts against a child under 10 and possessing, producing and disseminating child abuse material.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Eastern Command Child Protection Operations officers arrested the man in February 2020 after the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) received a referral from the United States.