Argos operation results in four men charged with 57 child sex offences

Key points

• Four men have been charged with 57 child sex offences after police executed six search warrants across Brisbane and Far North Queensland. The operation was run by Argos with support from specialist units and the Australian Federal Police-led Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team.
• Charges include possessing and making child exploitation material and using a carriage service to share it. Police also laid drug and weapons offences.
• The men were arrested in October and have court dates set in Atherton, Brisbane and Innisfail. Detective Acting Inspector Les Lucas urged parents to talk with children about their online activity.