2 Mar 2022

Global child abuse investigation led by NZ catches hundreds

From Checkpoint, 5:44 pm on 2 March 2022

Extreme and horrific images of child sexual exploitation on a scale never seen before.

The result of a worldwide investigation, led by New Zealand, which has netted hundreds of people involved in the possession and trading of online child sexual abuse material.

The operation spanned 13 countries and has identified thousands of online accounts making up the enormous web of exploitation.

Andrew McRae reports.