The 39-year-old male child care worker is charged with more than 100 child sex offences, including rape and indecent treatment, dating back to 1995. He is one of four people arrested as part of a long-term north Queensland police operation.
Police have charged a 39-year-old male child care worker with more than 100 child sex offences in north Queensland.Charges include rape, indecent treatment, bestiality and supplying drugsIt is alleged the man from Pimlico in Townsville indecently assaulted children, recorded the offences, took images of the victims and then distributed them over a period of several years.
Authorities said the offending occurred between 1995 and 2020 and involved 12 victims — two males and 10 females — whose ages ranged from 18 months old or less, up to 16 years old.The 39-year-old has been charged with 104 offences, including multiple counts of rape, indecent treatment, bestiality, making and distributing child exploitation material and supplying dangerous drugs.Officers are urging anyone else who may have concerns or information about the offender to come forward.
As part of the same investigation, in July a 33-year-old man from the Townsville suburb of West End was charged with 15 offences, including six counts of distributing child exploitation material, possessing child exploitation material and using a carriage service to access child abuse material. Last week, a 38-year-old woman appeared in Townsville Magistrates Court charged with possessing child exploitation material, distributing child exploitation material and burglary.
Police said they had also cautioned a 49-year-old woman from Railway Estate on three counts of bestiality.
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