Sex Crimes Squad detectives have charged a man for allegedly possessing child abuse material, after a terabyte of pornographic material was found at an Epping home.
Strike Force Glandore, which investigates the online distribution, supply and access of child abuse material, executed a search warrant with assistance from Australian Federal Police officers at an Epping home yesterday (September 5).
During the search, police allegedly located about a terabyte of pornographic material – the majority of which was child abuse material – on a 20-year-old man’s phone.
He was arrested and taken to Gladesville Police Station where he was charged with two counts of use carriage service to access child abuse material.
The man was refused bail to appear before Burwood Local Court yesterday.
Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty, Commander of Sex Crimes Squad, said that detectives will continue to hunt those individuals who share this kind of material online.
“I want the public to understand how much child abuse material detectives are locating during these investigations. One terabyte of data is the equivalent to 250,000 photos or 500 hours of HD video,” he said.
“These are images of children, some of the most vulnerable people in our community, being sexually abused.
“My detectives will continue to diligently sift through these images to identify and rescue the children in these images and videos and stop the abuse.
“Since last National Child Protection Week the State Crime Command’s Child Exploitation Unit’s Victim ID team have identified 17 children who have been sexually abused to produce child abuse material.”
Investigations under Strike Force Glandore continue.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.