{"id":272,"date":"2015-04-09T19:22:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T19:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=272"},"modified":"2015-04-11T13:36:57","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T13:36:57","slug":"australian-federal-police-says-250-australians-with-child-sex-convictions-travelled-to-philippines-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southasiantimes.com.au\/?p=272","title":{"rendered":"Australian Federal Police says 250 Australians with child sex convictions travelled to Philippines last year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southasiantimes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ausi-monster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/southasiantimes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ausi-monster-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ausi monster\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/southasiantimes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ausi-monster-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/southasiantimes.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Ausi-monster.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>About 250 Australians with child sex convictions travelled to the Philippines last year, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) has revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Filipino police are currently pursuing a case against Australian man Peter Gerard Scully for what they allege are some of the worst child sex offences in the nation&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>The AFP was involved in the investigation and arrest and says 250 known Australian child sex offenders travelled to the Philippines last year alone.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman has told the ABC that Australia alerts Filipino authorities when a sex offender boards a flight, but it is up to them whether to refuse entry.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Scully, 51, who has no previous convictions for child sex abuse, was arrested and charged with sexually abusing 11 children aged between 18 months and 13 years.<\/p>\n<p>He allegedly spent years sexually abusing and torturing young children and streaming his crimes online, where the AFP says he charged between $US100 and $US10,000 for the videos he filmed.<\/p>\n<p>The Melbourne man has also been charged with the murder of one of his alleged victims, a 12-year-old girl, along with rape, torture, human trafficking and violating cyber laws.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, authorities in the Philippines said Scully was working with foreign accomplices in his child pornography operation and launched a manhunt for four foreigners believed to be involved.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian embassy held an emergency meeting late last week in relation to the case.<br \/>\nSource: ABC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About 250 Australians with child sex convictions travelled to the Philippines last year, the 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