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Two teachers, a priest and a former priest have been arrested by the NSW Police Force as part of a global investigation targeting the users of a Canadian-based child exploitation website.
More than 300 suspects have been arrested worldwide during the Toronto Police Service-led investigation, including 65 people in Australia.
Breakdown of Offenders by state: NSW 9, VIC 5, QLD 33, WA 5, ACT 1 and SA 12.
Meanwhile, 386 children have been removed from harm worldwide, including six in Australia.
The three-year investigation was announced last night by Canadian authorities who have referred the details of numerous Australian-based users of the child exploitation website to policing jurisdictions in Australia.
Under what is known as Operation Thunderer, the Australian Federal Police and state and territory police have arrested 65 people who have been charged with 399 offences.
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