Three People To Appear In Townsville Court Over Child Exploitation
Over a two-year period
Three people are appearing in Townsville Magistrates Court today following an investigation into child exploitation.
The trio are accused of children aged between one-month-old to 14-years-old for exploitation purposes over a two-year period.
A 41-year-old North Ward woman, a 38-year-old woman from Condon, and a 64-year-old Kelso man.
The North Ward woman and Kelso man were charged with multiple counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16 and distribution of child exploitation material and using a carriage service to engage in sexual activity with a child.
The Condon woman has also been charged with five counts of extortion and using a telecommunication service to facilitate commission of a serious offence.
The arrest's are part of a three-month police sting focusing on a Townsville based syndicate.
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