<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/nsw-police" rel="" target="" title="NSW Police"><span>NSW Police</span></a><span> have seized the largest ever amount of child abuse material in a statewide crackdown, arresting more than 60 people and laying 400 charges.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Detectives revealed that the investigation started in 2023 following the discovery of an </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national" rel="" target="" title="Australian"><span>Australian</span></a><span> network with more than 700 alleged offenders using an international cloud-based platform to view and share child abuse material.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="Police"><span>Police</span></a><span> say it was their largest ever seizure of child abuse material.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigations alongside the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation found that 62 of the alleged offenders lived in NSW.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gunmen-found-guilty-of-executing-gangland-figure-in-hit/b743cdd8-6b5a-420c-a742-fe34adceda3b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Gunmen found guilty of executing gangland figure in hit</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Since the start of the operation in 2023, detectives arrested all 62 people who were identified, including 61 men and one woman, laying more than 400 charges and safeguarding 20 child victims who were identified, police said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The three-year investigation wrapped up about 5am yesterday with the arrest of a man in Corrimal. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-detectives-seize-largest-amount-of-child-abuse-material-in-history/1955d506-3cd8-44e9-875a-e244d3edeb91" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 37-year-old was taken to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/wollongong" rel="" target="" title="Wollongong"><span>Wollongong</span></a><span> Police Station following the alleged discovery of large amounts of child abuse material on multiple devices.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was charged with 21 offences relating to the possession of the material.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/isis-brides-australia-costs-two-million-taxpayer-bill-monitoring-rehabilitation-welfare-explained/1cc42ff2-b3dc-415c-810e-7a75327b46b9" target="_blank"><strong><span>Cost to surveil and rehabilitate returning 'ISIS brides' could be as high as $2 million a year</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 37-year-old was refused bail and appeared in court today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Commander of State Crime Command's Sex Crimes Squad Adam Powderly said the operation was one of the largest arrests totals ever made under a single investigation by the state's sex crimes squad.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Every image shared, every file accessed, represents a real child who has been harmed," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Today's final arrest closes one of the biggest CEIU strike forces to date and has made a significant dent in the number of paedophiles operating in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span>, disrupting a key part of Australia's online child abuse network."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/isis-brides-return-to-australia-update-two-women-set-to-be-charged-with-crimes-against-humanity-and-one-with-belonging-to-a-terrorist-group/a21f8385-426a-4792-99ef-39e3aaeacde3" target="_blank"><strong><span>Two 'ISIS brides' charged with slavery offences after three arrested upon arrival in Australia</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 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