Ninth man is arrested in NSW over alleged paedophile ring where hundreds watched each other view child abuse material

A ninth man in New South Wales has been arrested and charged for his alleged role in an international pedophile ring where men allegedly watch each other watching child abuse material.

NSW Police set up a taskforce in March last year to investigate the child abuse ring where participants allegedly shared and viewed child abuse material over large video conferences.

While the syndicate reportedly consists of hundreds of people from around the world, nine have been charged in New South Wales.

The latest was James Terence Rebbeck, 39, who was arrested at his home in Leichardt, in Sydney’s west, on Tuesday morning.

He was charged with six offences, including four counts of using a carriage service to transmit/publish/promote child abuse and two counts of disseminating bestiality material.

His home was also raided, where officers located electronic devices and items that were “relevant to their investigation.”

NSW Police Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty said there were “hundreds” of people allegedly taking part in the video calls and exposing themselves.

‘They have open cameras… so they can see each other enjoying themselves. In the world of ordinary people this is unthinkable, but for these kids it is the norm,” he told Sydney Morning Herald.

Rebbeck appeared at Downing Central Court on Tuesday, where he asked to be released on bail.

The prosecutor argued that the 39-year-old was at “risk of serious reoffending as he referred to himself as a paedo.”

‘He talked about what he would like to do with the children. “Evidently he has been doing it for a long time,” said the prosecutor.

The court heard Rebbeck had grown up on the New South Wales south coast and lived with his partner for four years.

He was refused bail and Rebbeck was deemed to be an “unacceptable risk” to the community.

Nine men in New South Wales have been charged in connection with the child abuse ring and are accused of 70 offenses in total.

Arrests have also been made in Victoria and Western Australia.

Rebbeck will appear in court again on April 17.