Sex Crimes Squad detectives have charged four men following an investigation into an international satanic child sex abuse material ring under Strike Force Constantine.
Strike Force Constantine was established by the State Crime Command's Child Exploitation Internet Unit to investigate the online distribution of child sexual abuse involving ritualistic or satanic themes.
During the investigation, detectives uncovered a Sydney-based paedophile network actively involved in possessing, distributing, and facilitating this material through a website administered internationally.
Following extensive inquiries, about 7am on Thursday 27 November 2025, strike force detectives – with assistance from Central Metropolitan Region Operational Support Group and the Public Order and Riot Squad – executed six search warrants in Waterloo, Ultimo, and Malabar.
At the Waterloo address, police arrested a 26-year-old man, who police will allege playing a leading role in the group.
He was taken to Mascot Police Station, where he was charged with seven counts of use carriage service make available child abuse, use carriage etc to access child abuse material, three counts of possess etc child abuse data-use carriage service, two counts of person disseminates bestiality material, and person possesses bestiality material.
The man was refused bail to appear in Bail Division Local Court 7 on Friday 28 November 2025.
At a unit block in Malabar, detectives arrested three men aged 46, 42 and 39.
The men were taken to Maroubra Police Station, where the oldest man was charged with use carriage service make available child abuse, two counts of contravene prohibition order, two counts of fail to comply with reporting obligations and possess prohibited drug.
The 42-year-old man was charged with possess etc child abuse data-use carriage service, use carriage etc to access child abuse material, and possess child abuse material.
The youngest man was charged with possess child abuse material, person possesses bestiality material, use carriage etc to access child abuse material, five counts of fail to comply with reporting obligations and two counts of possess prohibited drug.
All three men were refused bail to appear in Bail Division Local Court 6 on Friday 28 November 2025.
Anyone with information that may assist investigations into the distribution of child abuse material is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
