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SOUTH Australian police have refused to release details of men reported for child pornography offences during nationwide raids. Four men - a former Queensland policeman, a Victorian prison officer, another Victorian and a West Australian electrician - committed suicide after questioning by Operation Auxin officers. More arrests are expected this week as the investigation - which has links to the Russian mafia - continues Federal Justice Minister Chris Ellison said as many as 700 people were being investigated and predicted up to 500 could be charged. Details of many of the 190 Australian men charged in other states have been released, with some already appearing in court- Some were identified as ministers, teachers, police officers and senior employees. A spokeswoman tor SA Police Commissioner Mal Hyde said none of the six men reported in SA were in professions in which they had contact with children. She could not confirm if the other 21 being investigated worked in fields with direct access to children. She would also not say if police had informed any parents of the investigation. "The situation is that if there was any pressing danger to any children, the relevant people would be advised," she said. Details of the people who had been reported would not be released until they appeared in court, she said. "Our legislation in South Australia is different to that of other states," she said. Meanwhile, the NSW Government has followed SA Premier Mike Rann in announcing tougher penalties for child pornography offences. It was reported in a weekend newspaper that seven of the 28 people arrested in NSW last week had walked free for similar crimes before. In Melbourne, it was revealed that an Anglican priest among the 68 Victorians questioned during the investigation is still on the church payroll. Father John Crump, 58, recently resigned from the parish and was reportedly going to take up a Job in SA. Anglican Church administrator Archdeacon John Collas said Father Crump was "definitely not coming to the Diocese of Adelaide". Mr Collas said he believed Father Crump was going to take up a position at the church's Diocese of the Murray, which include; Victor Harbor, Murray Bridge, Loxton and Strathalbyn. Adelaide Advertiser (4-10-2004) Matt Williams/ Vivienne Oakley/ Agencies |
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