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2020-2021
Location: 
Western Australia

CDPP prosecutes child-like sex doll importation crimes

Human Exploitation and Border Protection
Mr Stiehler ordered a child sex doll from China on 1 December 2019 which was intercepted by Australian Border Force (ABF).
2020-2021
Location: 
New South Wales

Australian teacher used position of trust to exploit UK children

Human Exploitation and Border Protection
On 18 August 2020, Mr Daniel Mark Knowles was convicted of online child exploitation offences relating to two female children under 16 years residing in the United Kingdom (UK) – both of whom were his previous students while he was working as a teacher in the UK.
2018-2019

Working with vulnerable victims and witnesses

Human Exploitation and Border Protection

The prosecution process can be very challenging and stressful for victims of crime. To assist victims of crime and their families, the CDPP provides a specialised Witness Assistance Service (WAS).

2018-2019
Location: 
New South Wales

Prosecuting an ‘insidious trade’ - Woman who helped force Thai women into sex slavery jailed

Human Exploitation and Border Protection

On 15 November 2019, Ms Rungnapha Kanbut (57) was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for slavery offences relating to two Thai women.

2018-2019
Location: 
Western Australia

Paedophile groomed girls on Twitter

Human Exploitation and Border Protection

A man who adopted the persona of an 11-year-old lesbian girl called Maddie to chat to girls via Twitter, was sentenced in October 2019 to four years and six months’ imprisonment. It is the second prosecution under ‘Carly’s Law’ since the legislation was introduced in 2017. 

2018-2019
Location: 
South Australia

Paedophile jailed for 40 years for abusing children in Australia and Thailand

Human Exploitation and Border Protection

 

In May 2019, an Adelaide paedophile described as ‘a child’s worst nightmare’ by Judge Chapman in the District Court of South Australia, was jailed for 40 years and three months, with a non-parole period of 28 years.

2018-2019
Location: 
Western Australia

Ahmad Zia ALIZADAH - People smuggling

Human Exploitation and Border Protection

 

On 22 November 2018, Ahmad Zia Alizadah, 35, was sentenced in the District Court of Western Australia to 9 years’ jail with a non-parole period of 4.5 years, for smuggling asylum seekers on boats from Indonesia.

2018-2019
Location: 
New South Wales

Richard RAMOS - Child exploitation offences

Human Exploitation and Border Protection

On 1 November 2018, Richard Ramos, 41, was sentenced to 23 months’ jail after he was found guilty of a range of offences relating to online child pornography material.

2018-2019
Location: 
New South Wales

David GRUBB - Child exploitation offences

Human Exploitation and Border Protection

A 39-year-old Sydney man, David Leslie Grubb was convicted for child exploitation offences—using a carriage service, to procure a person under 16 years of age for sexual activity and for possessing child abuse material. Grubb was also sentenced for separate state offences.