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2023-08-09 Down Under
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Australian pedophile ring busted in wake of killings of 2 FBI agents
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 [FoxNews] FBI special agents killed in 2021 during investigation of U.S. suspect involved in criminal scheme
More than a dozen men have been charged with sex crimes in Australia in the wake of a U.S. FBI investigation that proved fatal for two agents.
Officials announced Tuesday that 19 men had been arrested and charged with a combined 138 offenses in connection to an international pedophile ring.
"We will allege that these men were members of a technologically sophisticated online child abuse network that was operating across the country," Australian Federal Police Commander Helen Schneider told news outlets.
"We are proud of our longstanding relationship with the Australian Federal Police resulting in 19 Australian men facing criminal prosecution as a result of our collaborative investigation," FBI Legal Attaché Nitiana Mann said.
Two of the suspects have already been convicted and sentenced, according to authorities.
Those convicted are set to serve approximately 15 years in the Australian Capital Territory and five years in New South Wales.
Thirteen children were rescued in the operation, but the circumstances of the victims have not been made public.
FBI Special Agents Daniel Alfin and Laura Schwartzenberger were killed in 2021 while attempting to execute a search warrant for child pornography in Florida.
Suspect David Lee Huber, 55, fired a rifle through the door and killed the pair of agents, wounding three others. He then turned the gun on himself.
Mann went on to highlight the value of close cooperation between nations and law enforcement, including the FBI: "The complexity and anonymity of these platforms means that no agency or country can fight these threats alone. As we continue to build bridges through collaboration and teamwork, we can ensure the good guys win and the bad guys lose." 
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Posted by Skidmark 2023-08-09 00:00||
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