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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National

Central Coast man jailed amid international child abuse operation

Picture by Australian Federal Police

A Central Coast man is among 19 Australians who have been charged after a sophisticated online child abuse network was uncovered following the shooting of two FBI agents in the USA.

Operation Bakis was a joint investigation involving the Australian Federal Police and state and territory police, which had its origins in the murder of two FBI agents in Florida in 2021. Thirteen Australian children have been removed from harm as part of the operation.

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