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Trump’s Justice Department releases final cache of Epstein files

Andrew Goudsward - Jan 31, 2026

Washington | The US Justice Department on Friday (Saturday AEDT) published a new and final cache of millions of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, under a law passed in November that required the release of all Epstein-related records.

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, said at a press conference that Friday’s massive batch of files marked the end of the Trump administration’s planned releases under the law. The new cache includes more than three million pages, 2000 videos, and 180,000 images, he said.

The files include “extensive” redactions, he said, given the law’s exceptions permitting certain documents to be blacked out, including identifying information of victims or materials related to active investigations.

President Donald Trump, who was friends with Epstein in the 1990s and early 2000s before they had a falling out years before Epstein’s first conviction, spent months resisting any release until both Democrats and Republicans in Congress forced his hand by advancing the law over his objections.

Trump has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein, and he has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s crimes. But the scandal has dogged him for months, in part because he promised to release the files during his 2024 presidential campaign.

It was not immediately clear how many of the newly released files included mentions of Trump. The Justice Department’s first major release in December contained relatively few references to the president.

Previous releases have been heavily redacted, drawing criticism from some lawmakers.

The law had set a deadline of December 19, 2025, but officials said they needed more time to review the files.

In a press release announcing Friday’s document production, the Justice Department wrote, “Some of the documents contain untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election. To be clear, the claims are unfounded and false, and if they have a shred of credibility, they certainly would have been weaponised against President Trump already.”

Blanche said the department has also withheld some files based on legal privilege, including work product and attorney-client privilege. Some lawmakers have said those withholdings appear to run counter to the law, which required the department to produce internal communications related to decisions on whether to charge or investigate Epstein or any associates.

The Justice Department will provide Congress a report that includes a summary of all redactions and withheld documents, as required under the law, Blanche said in a letter sent to Congress on Friday.

Asked whether he believed all the files had been released in compliance with the law, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said, “We believe it is not.”

Epstein, a New York financier with ties to high-profile political and business figures, was found hanged in his jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. While his death was ruled a suicide, it has engendered years of conspiracy theories, some of which Trump himself boosted to his own supporters during his 2024 presidential campaign.

Blanche expressed frustration with accusations that the Justice Department had declined to pursue associates of Epstein who may have participated in illegal activity.

“There’s this built-in assumption that somehow there’s this hidden tranche of information of men that we know about, that we’re covering up, or that we’re not we’re choosing not to prosecute. That is not the case,” he said.

The Epstein scandal has become a persistent political problem for Trump, who is already facing sagging approval ratings on a range of issues, including his handling of the economy and his immigration crackdown.

Blanche defended the slow pace of releases, saying that the voluminous files required hundreds of attorneys to work day and night for weeks to review and prepare them for public release.

https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/trump-s-justice-department-releases-final-cache-of-epstein-files-20260131-p5nyge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdJt-1b56rI

https://www.justice.gov/epstein

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Former PM Kevin Rudd says he declined Epstein invitation after latest document dump

Riley Stuart - 31 January 2026

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The newly released Epstein documents show the New York sex offender sought a wide-ranging network of political and financial contacts, including former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd.

In a statement provided to the ABC, Dr Rudd's office insisted that the former PM had never met Jeffrey Epstein.

Dr Rudd's name has appeared in multiple emails sent to and from Epstein, in the latest documents released by the US Justice Department (DOJ).

The documents reveal how third-party individuals attempted to secure Dr Rudd's attendance at various events with Epstein, including at his New York house, and illustrate how the Epstein network courted people with power or influence.

'No introduction ever took place', says Rudd's office

The DOJ dumped millions of documents online on Friday, local time, in the latest tranche of the so-called Epstein files.

The Epstein files comprise millions of documents, and simply being named in them does not imply any wrongdoing, nor that those individuals had ever met Epstein.

Dr Rudd, who was twice Australia's PM, appeared to be referred to in several emails, some of which suggest that attempts were made by other individuals to secure phone calls or in-person meetings between the two men.

The documents seen by the ABC do not show any direct contact between Dr Rudd and Epstein.

Dr Rudd, who is finishing a three-year posting as Australia's ambassador to the US in March, has denied having met Epstein.

His office told the ABC in a statement that, "most references to Dr Rudd in these latest documents mention him in passing".

"Others indicate there were attempts by mutual acquaintances of Jeffrey Epstein to introduce him to Dr Rudd.

"No introduction ever took place, and there is no evidence of any direct contact between Jeffrey Epstein and either Dr Rudd or his office," the statement said.

Most of the correspondence released by the DOJ mentioning Rudd dates to 2014.

High-profile invitations

Some emails refer to a gathering at Epstein's house of political and business leaders, which Dr Rudd was invited to.

In one, sent on June 6, 2014, Japanese entrepreneur Joi Ito tells Epstein that Dr Rudd "might stop by" and notes he is the "former prime minister of Australia".

The same day, an email sent by Epstein to two redacted names reads "also non vegetarin food, as now kevin rudd is also coming".

It is unclear whether Epstein knew who Dr Rudd was at the time, but his former role of prime minister, was deemed relevant information.

"Our office has no records of this meeting, and the published documents gave no indication about who was involved in organising it," the statement from Dr Rudd's office said in response.

"In any case, they were unsuccessful in arranging the introduction."

Another email in the documents was sent to Epstein by Lesley Groff, one of his assistants. It refers to a meeting scheduled for Sunday, June 8, and an entry under 4:30pm reads "Kevin Rudd" but provides no more information.

An email sent by Epstein on Saturday, June 7, 2014, to former US treasury secretary Lawrence H Summers appeared to invite him to a gathering the next day and misspell Rudd's name.

The email reads: "in ny sunday at house , Ehud, hardeep purl, former head of counter teroorism u.n. < Keying Rudd Woody, joi ito. if you have any interest."

Epstein's informal writing appears to be talking about several high-profile people who have all appeared in the files before.

They are: former Israeli PM Ehud Barak, veteran Indian politician Hardeep Singh Puri, actor Woody Allen and Mr Ito.

At the time those emails were sent, Epstein was already a convicted sex offender, having served about 13 months behind bars in the US for soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution in 2008.

He was arrested again on sex trafficking charges in July 2019 and died by suicide in jail later that year.

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Another email, which appears to have been sent by the former prime minister of Norway, Thorbjørn Jagland, to Epstein also mentions Dr Rudd.

After receiving an email from Epstein sent on February 5, 2016 asking "how are you, it's been too long", Mr Jagland replies: "Yes, its a shame. Your island would be something for us in the Europe=n winter. When Kevin Rudd, a friend of both of us just left m= house."

In the statement providing to the ABC, Dr Rudd's office confirmed that he did have dinner at Mr Jagland's home in Strasbourg that evening.

However, "The Secretary-General's reference to Dr Rudd being "a friend of both of us" appears based solely on their shared connection to the IPI (International Peace Institute).

Correspondence between Epstein and Mr Summers from 2014 also mentions Dr Rudd. On January 21, 2014, Epstein mentions a meeting later in the week with "Mongolians" and writes "kevin rudd will also be on the phone".

According to Dr Rudd's office, a diary record shows an invitation from the IPI to "Dinner with the Mongolian President," but the invitation was ultimately declined.

"We do not know whether or not the dinner went ahead without him," the statement said.

'Do not wait'

Dr Rudd's name appears in an email sent by Epstein to a man named Terje Rød-Larsen on June 27, 2013.

At that time, Dr Rudd was serving his second stint as PM. Epstein's email reads "rudd will only be in power a few months, do not wait".

Mr Rød-Larsen replies "I know!" Links between Rød-Larsen, a former Norwegian politician, and Epstein emerged in 2020, when reports claimed he had secured a personal loan from the disgraced financier.

When the stories broke, Dr Rudd and Mr Rød-Larsen both had senior roles at the International Peace Institute.

Reports at that time claimed Epstein had donated hundreds of thousands of US dollars to the think tank over an eight-year period between 2011 and 2019.

In 2020, when it emerged that the CEO had taken an undisclosed personal loan from Epstein, Dr Rudd then accepted the CEO's resignation.

"At Dr Rudd's initiative, the Board commissioned a forensic audit of IPI's finances by KPMG to remove the possibility of any further donations or irregularities," his office's statement released on Saturday said.

Responding to this reporting in 2020, Dr Rudd issued a statement saying that he had convened several board meetings at the think tank to take "immediate" action after learning about the Epstein link.

He recommended that the board donate to charity an amount comparable to Epstein's donations to the IPI, and told the ABC that he regarded Epstein as an "odious character in the extreme".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-31/kevin-rudd-refred-to-in-latest-epstein-files-dump/106290858

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-MxoB9HYNU

https://www.justice.gov/epstein

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00368218.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00982240.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00704245.pdf

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Keating speaks out on ‘unfortunate’ Epstein ties after emails exposed

Michael Koziol - January 31, 2026

Washington: Katherine Keating, daughter of former prime minister Paul Keating, has spoken out about her “unfortunate” friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after a long trail of emails between her and the convicted sex offender featured in the latest release of documents by the US Department of Justice.

The documents show how Keating maintained a social relationship with Epstein for several years in the early 2010s, regularly arranging to visit his New York mansion and seeking his career advice as she tried to build a career in the American television industry.

Keating told this masthead that she was initially interested in Epstein’s connections with prominent business figures but that Epstein – and especially his staff – contacted her with “persistence bordering on harassment”, leading her to eventually sever contact.

“The rest of the trail of inconsequential emails from Epstein simply go to Epstein’s manic interest in following up any person whom he met or crossed paths with,” Keating said. “This is why there are so many emails in the administration’s release of them.”

Epstein was convicted of child sex offences in Florida in 2008 and was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges when he was found dead in jail in 2019. There is no suggestion Keating was involved in, or had any knowledge of, improper activity by Epstein that later came to light.

Keating’s involvement with Epstein has been detailed before. Last year she acknowledged attending an event at Epstein’s mansion in February 2011 after being invited by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, then known as Prince Andrew. She was also filmed leaving Epstein’s house in December 2010.

But the new emails suggest their relationship was closer than previously known, and reveal how Epstein became a mentor to Keating, then in her late 20s.

In one encounter in April 2011, Keating suggested inviting her younger sister Alexandra to a dinner Epstein was organising with film director Woody Allen, after Epstein told her that “woody likes pretty women”.

“I could invite my sister. 25, very cool and sharp as a tack,” Keating suggested. “Great,” Epstein replied. Keating told him she was looking forward to the dinner and that Alexandra would attend.

They made plans to meet on many occasions over the next two years, and Epstein invited her to events such as film premieres. Keating included Epstein on a list of “friends” she emailed about a new book, After Words – a collection of her father’s speeches – promising to send them a copy.

Epstein became a mentor to Keating. In May 2011, a few days after the pair met again at Epstein’s home, she emailed him to detail a lunch with “Charlie” at his property in upstate New York – likely to be the American journalist and broadcaster Charlie Rose.

Keating and Rose met at the February 2011 dinner party with Epstein and Prince Andrew. She said “Charlie” had offered her a job as business development manager but it would be unpaid. “He concluded by saying that he wants to work with me but it was a ‘reap what you sow’ opportunity,” she said.

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By November 2011, Keating was still struggling to gain work. She told Epstein she met with three TV producers, including some from The Colbert Report and The Daily Show, and had meetings scheduled with the president of Hearst, as well as Google and the Creative Artists Agency.

“Seeing Clinton for dinner on Wednesday night [sic]. YouTube Thursday,” Keating emailed. “I’m doing all I can with the resources I have at hand.”

Epstein asked if Keating had called “Soros” - likely to be billionaire investor George Soros or a member of his family - but Keating said she had been unable to obtain his number.

“I want to know what changes you have to make to get this show on the road,” Epstein wrote. “This has gone on too long. you have seen many many potential buyers of your product and no one is buying. I think the sales pitch or and the product [you] need to be tweaked.”

The financier urged Keating to practise “active listening” and to stop taking notes in meetings. “I fear that you appear to have a lot to say and are wholly focused on saying it,” he said.

Keating’s note-taking was a serial irritant for Epstein. On another occasion he emailed financial power broker Ian Osborne: “I’m not sure why katherine keating was sitting taking notes when she was at my house, but you might be able to use her in austrailia [sic]. remind me later.”

At another point, Epstein reassured Keating that it could be difficult to make it in New York. “There are so many things flying at you from all directions that it takes great discipline to focus, on one,” he wrote. “pull the trigger, and if it doesn’t work move to the next.”

In her statement to this masthead, Keating stressed she had never visited Epstein’s private island, never been on his plane, never had an inappropriate interaction with him or his associates, never witnessed any inappropriate behaviour and had no knowledge of the criminal conduct that has come to light since their contact ended.

She also said she never dealt with Epstein’s associate and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for conspiring with him to abuse girls. “I met Maxwell several years later at a sponsored event and never discussed Epstein with her,” Keating said.

“The only unfortunate thing about my first few months in America in 2010 was that Andrew Mountbatten[-Windsor] invited me to the home of Epstein for an afternoon tea and dinner party, and two months later passed across to Epstein my contact details. Were this not to have happened I would have had no contact with Epstein whatsoever.

“Having just arrived in New York and being invited to a dinner party by Andrew, populated by leading media and business figures, was of course of interest to me.

“Any follow-up contact, including emails with him or his staff, was simply viewed by me as an opportunity to meet reputable and major leaders of American business, to open career opportunities of a kind I would have not otherwise have had. I had absolutely no other reason to have anything to do with Epstein.”

https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/keating-speaks-out-on-unfortunate-epstein-ties-after-emails-exposed-20260131-p5nyhm.html

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/katherine-keating-invited-sister-to-epstein-dinner-for-woody-allen/news-story/f1e43e541b382a9a13064571b90fbf35

https://www.justice.gov/epstein

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00910591.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01741311.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA00924694.pdf

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01985826.pdf

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‘I had Clive Palmer do the … ads’: Trump lieutenant’s Australian election claim revealed in Epstein files

Rob Harris - February 1, 2026

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Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon boasted that he urged Australian billionaire Clive Palmer to bankroll an advertising campaign worth tens of millions during the 2019 federal election as part of a wider plan to disrupt global democracy.

In a message sent to an account that appeared to belong to Jeffrey Epstein on May 20, 2019 – two days after Labor’s shock election loss – Bannon told the convicted paedophile: “I had Clive Palmer do the $60m anti China and anti climate change ads.”

The exchange forms part of a tranche of material emerging from a US investigation into Epstein’s communications before the disgraced financier’s death in custody in August 2019. The released documents, while giving little new insight into the ties between Epstein and US President Donald Trump, further illuminate his extensive network of high-profile associates, ranging from former US president Bill Clinton to billionaires Elon Musk and Bill Gates.

The exchange suggests Bannon privately claimed influence to Epstein over what became Australia’s most expensive political advertising campaign to date.

Epstein replied by arguing that traditional political campaigning had been overtaken by online mobilisation, citing Australia’s election and Trump’s win three years earlier as evidence that opinion polling had failed.

“Telephone polls not accurate,” he wrote, urging Bannon to pursue a broader populist project unconstrained by national borders.

“New, non geographically limited groupings… You can champion a true world bank of the people not the countries,” Epstein added.

“Yes that’s the objective,” Bannon replied. “Next stop Kazikstan [sic].”

The exchange places the 2019 election within a wider conversation among populist global political operatives focused on disrupting the mainstream parties, climate policy and international institutions, and suggests Bannon viewed the Australian campaign as part of a broader sequence of political interventions.

Bannon, who rose to prominence as the head of the right-wing website Breitbart News and later as a senior strategist on Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, was publicly expressing a keen interest in the Australian contest at the time.

In an interview with this masthead in May 2019, he described the election campaign as dull and consultant-driven, blaming political professionals for draining politics of meaning and intensity.

Records later revealed Palmer spent $83.6 million promoting the United Australia Party during the campaign, saturating television, radio, print and digital platforms with advertising attacking Labor leader Bill Shorten, opposing climate policies and repeatedly warning of China’s influence in Australian politics.

Several advertisements claimed “communist China” was attempting a clandestine takeover of Australia, including suggestions that a remote airport in Western Australia could be used for military invasion. Defence and strategic experts dismissed the claims as scaremongering and conspiratorial.

After the election, Palmer – having failed to win a single seat – claimed credit for the Morrison government’s victory, arguing the United Australia Party’s 3.5 per cent primary vote, coupled with its preference flows to the Liberals, had proved decisive, particularly in Queensland.

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In its post-election review, Labor said the magnitude of Palmer’s expenditure crowded out Labor’s advertising in broadcast, print and digital media, and his entry as a high-wealth individual willing to outspend the entire ALP was a new and destabilising factor.

“In the final stages of the campaign,” the review said, “Palmer’s expenditure also directly backed in the Coalition’s anti-Labor messages, in an unprecedented act of collusion between supposed political rivals.”

The review also urged reforms to prevent high-wealth individuals effectively buying elections, warning that unchecked political spending represented a threat to democratic integrity.

Palmer, a life member of Queensland’s Liberal-National Party, won the seat of Fairfax in the House of Representatives in 2013 election, while his party also had three senators elected – Jacqui Lambie, Glen Lazarus and Dio Wang. He lost at the 2016 election but has remained a major presence since, through large and often outrageous advertising campaigns, borrowing from Trump’s tactics.

The newly released messages coincide with scrutiny of Bannon’s activities in Europe. The trove of messages shows the pair were frequent dining companions, with Epstein extending the use of his property portfolio –including residences in Paris and Palm Beach – and granting Bannon access to his private jet on multiple occasions.

The pair joked about French President Emmanuel Macron accusing Bannon and Russian-linked interests of working with nationalist parties to undermine the sovereignty of elections, warning voters not to be “naive” about foreign interference leading up to a European Parliament poll.

“U saw where Macron campaign manager coming after me personally,” Bannon texted Epstein.

He replied: “It is an attack on the sovereignty of the election… it makes you want to throw up,’ he fumed. Loved it.”

Bannon and Palmer have been contacted for comment.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/i-had-clive-palmer-do-the-ads-trump-lieutenant-s-australian-election-claim-revealed-in-epstein-files-20260201-p5nyl3.html

https://qresear.ch/?q=Clive+Palmer

https://www.justice.gov/epstein

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA01615861.pdf

‘Good bloke’ defence scrapped for all NSW criminals in major move

NSW has become the first state to ban “good character” references for all convicted criminals in a move which has been welcomed by survivors.

Sarah Keoghan - February 1, 2026

The NSW Government is set to scrap “good character” references in the sentencing for all convicted criminals, in an Australia-first bid to reduce trauma to survivors.

The legislation means rapists and pedophiles will no longer be able to submit their history of “prior good character” in an effort to have their jail sentences reduced.

In December last year, the ACT Government announced it would be removing references in child sexual abuse cases, while in November, the Queensland Government introduced limitations on references in sexual offence cases.

However, the NSW Government has gone further by introducing a limitation for all convicted criminals.

NSW Attorney General Michael Daley said no offender should be able to “rely” on being of “good character” to “mitigate the consequences of their criminal behaviour”.

“Victim survivors shouldn’t have to sit in court and hear the person who hurt them or their loved one described as a ‘good person’,” Mr Daley said.

The move has been a long time coming for survivors of trauma.

Speaking to news.com.au, Anna Coutts-Trotter, who has dedicated her life to supporting fellow victims in court, recalled a case of child sexual abuse where the perpetrators’ clean driving record was used in sentencing.

“I still remember the look on [the victim’s] face. She was just shocked,” she said.

“And I was just thinking, so? You can still be a good driver and a pedophile.”

Ms Coutts-Trotter, who is also Tanya Plibersek’s daughter, co-founded the victim support group The Survivor Hub, which made an entry to the NSW Sentencing Council’s call for submissions on the topic in 2024.

Ms Coutts-Trotter founded the group after the trauma of going through the trial of her ex-boyfriend, who was convicted of one charge of physical assault after being found not guilty in relation to other charges.

He was given a non-custodial sentence.

“Good character references aren’t relevant for anybody for any person who’s committed any crime, whether it be children or adults and specifically sexual or domestic violence,” Ms Coutts-Trotter said.

“There’s just no way that somebody who’s been found guilty of sexual violence or domestic violence is a good person and is of good character.”

The NSW Sentencing Council’s call for submissions in 2024 came after a huge push by child abuse survivors Harrison James and Jarad Grice, who founded the Your Reference Ain’t Relevant campaign.

Mr James was sexually abused by his stepmother from the ages of 13 to 16 and met with the NSW Attorney General in 2023 to push for the change.

After almost 170 submissions, the NSW Sentencing Council finalised the good character at sentencing report in July 2025, which was then passed on to the NSW Attorney General.

Mr James said he pursued this reform for the child who was “told to be silent”.

“This is one of the most monumental shifts in how the courts approach sentencing,” he said.

“After years of relentless advocacy, seeing it become reality is a dream come true.”

Full Stop Australia chief executive Karen Bevan said the change was “important”.

“The court system is re-traumatising for many victim survivors of sexual assault who have sought accountability for the crimes committed against them,” she said.

“We heard over and again how much distress the use of character references in sentencing causing and we welcome this change.”

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/good-bloke-defence-scrapped-for-all-nsw-criminals-in-major-move/news-story/6aa5bbc65e26205809f8e718f4c5c35d

https://www.thesurvivorhub.org.au/

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Former police officer charged over alleged role in satanic child abuse ring suspended from NSW Government job

An award-winning former NSW police officer faces child abuse material charges in a case involving “devastating” videos of infants and children.

Cydonee Mardon and Clareese Packer - January 28, 2026

A former NSW police officer accused of being involved in an alleged international satanic child abuse material ring has been suspended form his current NSW Government job.

News.com.au revealed Ex-Sergeant David Turner was arrested on Thursday morning following a search warrant at an address in Sydney Olympic Park.

A number of electronics and a small amount of methamphetamine and ketamine were allegedly seized during the search.

He is facing charges of use carriage etc to access child abuse material, use carriage service make available child abuse, person possesses bestiality material and two counts of possess prohibited drug. He remains behind bars awaiting his next court appearance.

Police sources said investigators will allege the offences happened after Turner left the NSW Police Force under the Optional Disengagement Scheme.

He has since been working at the NSW Telco Authority.

A spokesman said on Wednesday the NSW Telco Authority had “suspended the employee”.

“As the investigation is ongoing no further comment can be made.”

In 2022 Turner received a Rotary Police Officer of the Year award for “outstanding contributions to the NSWPF Radio Network”.

A statement said he played an integral role in “generating comprehensive change, stakeholder and communications plans at the program and project level to mitigate risk, ensure seamless delivery, and satisfy governance requirements”.

Turner will remain in custody after he was denied bail at Burwood Local Court on Friday. He is due back in court in March.

The ring allegedly shared “devastating” videos of children aged from infancy to 12 years old being sexually abused online, police have alleged.

Four Sydney men were previously charged over their alleged involvement, with police alleging they possessed, distributed, and facilitated child abuse material via a website.

“These (videos) were particularly devastating and they allegedly used symbols and rituals around it in the discussions that they were having about abusing children,” NSW Sex Crime Squad Commander Jane Doherty previously told reporters.

Police earlier alleged that the group’s ringleader was 26-year-old Landon Germanotta-Mills, who was arrested in December.

Footage showed armed officers storming a Waterloo address, and escorting Germanotta-Mills, who was dressed in a matching black and white striped shirt and shorts with a blue beanie pulled over his eyes, out of the property.

He has been charged with seven counts of use carriage service make available child abuse, use carriage etc to access child abuse material, three counts of possess etc child abuse data-use carriage service, two counts of person disseminates bestiality material, and person possesses bestiality material.

He and the other three men arrested last year, aged 46, 42 and 39, remain before the courts.

https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/former-police-officer-charged-over-alleged-role-in-satanic-child-abuse-ring/news-story/7d6973a7c19325d1e0e2e7dc24af3868