Walking up to the normal-looking house, in the normal-looking street, no-one could ever have known the sickening secrets lurking within.
That day in February 2020, my colleagues and I were acting on a tip-off from US police about suspicious social media activity.
Rushing into the address in Wyong, NSW, we arrested a suspect and combed the house, seizing phones and computer equipment.
Back in our offices, we discovered stomach-churning footage stored on the suspect’s phone and USB stick.
Unwittingly, we’d performed the biggest Australian Federal Police (AFP) bust of online child abuse material in Australian history – and uncovered a horrifying child abuse ring.
And Operation Arkstone was born.
Joining the police at 21, I hadn’t been sure I could work in child protection. But after helping on some cases, I soon became passionate about keeping children safe.
‘I’m glad the bad man was taken away’
As Australian accents emanated
