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Anonymous ID: fc9b3e Nov. 12, 2020, 2:27 p.m. No.11614265   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>4305 >>4444 >>4515

Global Child Sex Abuse Ring Uncovered

 

Ring was centered in Australia, with links to the US and other countries

 

A tip from US authorities has exposed a major child sex abuse ring in Australia with links to the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe, and New Zealand, police said on Wednesday. A childcare worker and a children’s soccer coach were among 16 men arrested in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Western Australia in recent months on 828 charges of sexually abusing children, producing and distributing child abuse material, and bestiality, Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Justine Gough said. Investigators identified 46 victims in Australia aged 16 months to 15 years, the AP reports. “No child should be subjected to abuse and violence from the people they trust, whether that is a family member, a childcare worker, or a soccer coach,” Gough said. “Sadly and heartbreakingly, this has been the case for the victims” abused in Australia.

 

Police referred 18 “matters” to the United States, where three men have been arrested for multiple offenses related to child abuse material, Gough said. Another 128 matters were referred to authorities in Canada, Asia, Europe, and New Zealand for investigation. Police have not elaborated on those allegations. The US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a government-funded nonprofit, provided Australian police with their initial tip in February that a man in New South Wales was uploading child abuse material, Gough said. Police arrested a 30-year-old man in Wyong, a town north of Sydney, and a search of his computer revealed social media forums he was part of. The ring used “the regular internet” as well as the dark web to share material, Gough said. “It’s a very, very large investigation that we’ve uncovered,” Gough said.

 

https://www.newser.com/story/298609/global-child-sex-abuse-ring-uncovered.html

Anonymous ID: fc9b3e Nov. 12, 2020, 2:33 p.m. No.11614346   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>4360 >>4370 >>4409 >>4444 >>4515

Chicago Mayor asks residents to cancel Thanksgiving plans and stay indoors as Covid cases rise

 

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked all residents to cancel Thanksgiving plans and stay at home unless they need to go to work or school or to tend to essential needs like the doctor’s office or grocery store.

 

“This is serious life and death,” Lightfoot said during a press conference discussing the state-at-home advisory, adding that the city is “doing what is necessary” to slow the spread of the virus.

 

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday asked all residents to cancel Thanksgiving plans and stay at home unless they need to go to work or school or to tend to essential needs like the doctor’s office or grocery store. Chicago said it was issuing the 30-day stay-at-home advisory, asking people to refrain from traveling, having guests in their home or leaving for non-essential business “in response to the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the city.” “This is serious life and death,” Lightfoot said during a press conference discussing the state-at-home advisory, adding that the city is “doing what is necessary” to slow the spread of the virus. “We are sounding the alarm that we are at this inflection point where we have to do more than we’ve already done.”

 

The announcement comes as the virus continues to rapidly spread across the state. Illinois hit a record high in average daily news cases Wednesday, with cases now up more than 60% compared to a week ago, according to CNBC analysis of data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The state reported more than 12,700 new cases on Thursday, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Lightfoot said Chicago is averaging around 1,900 new cases a day. In a tweet, Lightfoot said if the city continues on its path officials estimate it will lose “1,000 more Chicagoans to this virus by the end of the year.” “This is not the flu or the cold,” Lightfoot said at the conference. She added the city is seeing an uptick in people going to work even though they feel sick. “We are a long way from where we need to be. We have to commit, recommit, to the fundamentals that got us past the first surge,” she said, adding people need to wear masks, wash their hands and maintain their distance from others. Last last month, Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker announced Chicago bars and restaurants would no longer be allowed to serve customers indoors in an effort to control the coronavirus’ spread in the region. Gatherings would be also be limited to 25 people or 25% of overall room capacity.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/12/chicago-issues-stay-at-home-order-as-covid-cases-continue-to-rise.html