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Australian Federal Police Operation Huntsman shuts down organised crime syndicates exploiting children

Australian Federal Police (AFP) have shut down more than 500 bank, financial services and digital currency accounts involved in the sexual extortion of Australian teenagers.

The AFP said international criminal syndicates were coercing children into sending sexualised images and payments to offenders posing as other young people, then blackmailing them into sending money.

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