Sex Crimes Squad charge four men for involvement in an international satanic child sex abuse material ring
4 Men Accused of Having 'Satanic' Child Torture Videos Linked to International Ring: 'Ritualistic' - Officers used a battering ram and shouted, 'Police!' before entering the apartment of the man said to be the leader of the child sex abuse material ring, authorities said By KC Baker December 1, 2025
Four men in Australia are facing criminal charges in connection with their alleged involvement in possessing or distributing child sex abuse material linked to an international satanic child sex abuse ring, authorities said.
Sex Crimes Squad detectives with the New South Wales Police charged the four suspects following an investigation by a special task force into an international satanic child sex abuse material ring, the NSW Police Force said in a statement on Monday, Dec. 1.
On Thursday, Nov. 27, while executing six search warrants around Sydney, officers used a battering ram to enter the Sydney apartment of one of the four suspects, a 26-year-old man who allegedly played a “leading role” in the scheme, according to video released by NSW police, CNN reports.
Dressed in a zebra print top and shorts, the suspect, identified as Landon Germanotta-Mills, 26, by police, the Associated Press reports, was led out of the apartment in the city’s Waterloo section in handcuffs.
He and three others, Stuart Woods Riches, 39, Mark Andrew Sendecky, 42, and Benjamin Raymond Drysdale, 46, were charged with various offenses, with Germanotta-Mills and Drysdale accused of disseminating child abuse material online, police said, per the Associated Press.
While executing the warrants, officers seized electronic devices allegedly containing thousands of videos depicting the abuse of children from babies to 12-year-olds, police said, according to the AP.
Germanotta-Mills was also charged with allegedly disseminating and possessing bestiality material, NSW Police said in the statement.
The arrests came after a lengthy investigation by detectives working in what NSW Police call Strike Force Constantine, which has been looking into the online distribution of encrypted child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic and satanic themes, per the statement.
During the investigation, the task force “uncovered a Sydney-based pedophile network actively involved in possessing, distributing, and facilitating this material through a website administered internationally,” the statement alleges.
“There’s no run-of-the-mill child abuse, it’s all abhorrent child abuse,” Det. Supt. Jayne Doherty told reporters on Monday, the AP reports. “But these,” she continued, “were particularly devastating in that they use symbols and rituals around … their discussions that they were having about abusing children. It had a very ritualistic overview." https://people.com/alleged-satanic-child-abuse-network-four-men-accused-11859871
Sex Crimes Squad charge four men for involvement in an international satanic child sex abuse material ring Monday, 01 December 2025
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....
Sydney men charged with spreading child sexual abuse videos tied to international ring By ROD MCGUIRK December 1, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Four Sydney men have been charged with criminal offenses over their alleged involvement in the distribution of child sexual abuse material linked to an international child sex abuse ring, police said Monday.
A New South Wales state police task force identified the Sydney-based network while investigating the online distribution of encrypted child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic and satanic themes, Det. Supt. Jayne Doherty said.
“There’s no run-of-the mill child abuse, it’s all abhorrent child abuse,” Doherty told reporters.
“But these ones were particularly devastating in that they use symbols and rituals around … their discussions that they were having about abusing children. It had a very ritualistic overview,” she added. Police executed multiple warrants around Sydney last Thursday and four men were arrested..... https://apnews.com/article/australia-ritualistic-child-abuse-sydney-d7847454727d6a74f9731d42367fb6ab
Four men in Australia are facing criminal charges in connection with their alleged involvement in possessing or distributing child sex abuse material linked to an international satanic child sex abuse ring, authorities said.
Sex Crimes Squad detectives with the New South Wales Police charged the four suspects following an investigation by a special task force into an international satanic child sex abuse material ring, the NSW Police Force said in a statement on Monday, Dec. 1.
On Thursday, Nov. 27, while executing six search warrants around Sydney, officers used a battering ram to enter the Sydney apartment of one of the four suspects, a 26-year-old man who allegedly played a “leading role” in the scheme, according to video released by NSW police, CNN reports.
Dressed in a zebra print top and shorts, the suspect, identified as Landon Germanotta-Mills, 26, by police, the Associated Press reports, was led out of the apartment in the city’s Waterloo section in handcuffs.
He and three others, Stuart Woods Riches, 39, Mark Andrew Sendecky, 42, and Benjamin Raymond Drysdale, 46, were charged with various offenses, with Germanotta-Mills and Drysdale accused of disseminating child abuse material online, police said, per the Associated Press.
While executing the warrants, officers seized electronic devices allegedly containing thousands of videos depicting the abuse of children from babies to 12-year-olds, police said, according to the AP.
Germanotta-Mills was also charged with allegedly disseminating and possessing bestiality material, NSW Police said in the statement.
The arrests came after a lengthy investigation by detectives working in what NSW Police call Strike Force Constantine, which has been looking into the online distribution of encrypted child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic and satanic themes, per the statement.
During the investigation, the task force “uncovered a Sydney-based pedophile network actively involved in possessing, distributing, and facilitating this material through a website administered internationally,” the statement alleges.
“There’s no run-of-the-mill child abuse, it’s all abhorrent child abuse,” Det. Supt. Jayne Doherty told reporters on Monday, the AP reports. “But these,” she continued, “were particularly devastating in that they use symbols and rituals around … their discussions that they were having about abusing children. It had a very ritualistic overview." https://people.com/alleged-satanic-child-abuse-network-four-men-accused-11859871
Sex Crimes Squad charge four men for involvement in an international satanic child sex abuse material ring Monday, 01 December 2025
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....
Sydney men charged with spreading child sexual abuse videos tied to international ring By ROD MCGUIRK December 1, 2025
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Four Sydney men have been charged with criminal offenses over their alleged involvement in the distribution of child sexual abuse material linked to an international child sex abuse ring, police said Monday.
A New South Wales state police task force identified the Sydney-based network while investigating the online distribution of encrypted child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic and satanic themes, Det. Supt. Jayne Doherty said.
“There’s no run-of-the mill child abuse, it’s all abhorrent child abuse,” Doherty told reporters.
“But these ones were particularly devastating in that they use symbols and rituals around … their discussions that they were having about abusing children. It had a very ritualistic overview,” she added. Police executed multiple warrants around Sydney last Thursday and four men were arrested..... https://apnews.com/article/australia-ritualistic-child-abuse-sydney-d7847454727d6a74f9731d42367fb6ab
