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The story you weren’t allowed to hear is finally out in the open. It’s a silent epidemic— and it’s coming for our kids.
Australian documentary-maker Akhim Dev ... More
The story you weren’t allowed to hear is finally out in the open. It’s a silent epidemic— and it’s coming for our kids.
Australian documentary-maker Akhim Dev ... More
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- 08| The Hope and the GoodThe Love Zone is gone for good, but the threat remains. Akhim Dev hears from experts and investigators about the next frontier of child exploitation, which is leaving kids vulnerable to grooming, blackmail and extortion— and starting earlier than parents would ever suspect. Dev realises he must move from documentary observer, to messenger for children’s rights. As he is given access to global halls of power, Dev explores how we can help victim-survivors, and how parents like himself can educate their kids to keep them from harm. The Children in the Pictures - Full series available now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.14/12/202230:48
- 07| A Perfect MatchProlific abuser K has been careful to hide his identity, but a digital slip up has led Argos to a crucial clue. And while their investigation into The Love Zone is their most successful yet, the strain of the job is starting to take its toll. So how do you balance your work saving children’s lives, without damaging your own? The fight to bring you the story of The Love Zone leads to a surprising encounter with the former kingpin, Shannon McCoole, in an Australian court. It raises questions about how we can stop perpetrators from continuing to hurt children. Next episode of The Children in the Pictures coming December 15.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.07/12/202242:28
- 06| The GlitchA glitch on The Love Zone site puts Argos’ operation in jeopardy. The Love Zone’s most obsessive moderator is beginning to suspect the site has been infiltrated by law enforcement. Argos must act quickly to throw off the scent— triggering a global police operation that spans three continents . Then, the team sets its sights on one of the most prolific abusers ever encountered— for legal reasons, we call him K. Next episode of The Children in the Pictures coming December 8.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.30/11/202231:02
- 05| The Job of Being EvilImpersonating the head of an online child abuse board is no easy task. But the Argos team see it as the only way they can find and save vulnerable children around the world. Their next target leads them to Europe, while back in Australia, Shannon McCoole’s home town of Adelaide deals with the shockwaves of discovering the horrifying access this abuser had to kids in the community. And Akhim Dev learns how children who are victim-survivors come back from their abuse, with strength and storytelling. Next episode of The Children in the Pictures coming December 1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.23/11/202231:20
- 04| The TakeoverPolice move in and confront Skee at his home. His real name is Shannon McCoole. Hear never-before-shared police footage of McCoole’s dramatic arrest and prison interviews that reveal the full extent of the power he wielded as head of The Love Zone. McCoole’s arrest presents Argos with a rare opportunity to hunt down TLZ’s most depraved operators, one by one. Next episode of The Children in the Pictures coming November 24.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.16/11/202233:12
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About The Children in the Pictures
The story you weren’t allowed to hear is finally out in the open. It’s a silent epidemic— and it’s coming for our kids.
Australian documentary-maker Akhim Dev follows the Queensland Police investigation of a notorious child exploitation website. ‘The Love Zone’ hosts thousands of members around the world creating, uploading, and sharing videos and photographic material of unimaginable acts against children.
This dark web network is infiltrated by an elite team of Australian investigators— Taskforce Argos. Argos use their global connections and controversial undercover strategies to take down hands-on abusers in order to save The Children in the Pictures.
This 8 part series is a powerful examination into how child abuse has become endemic online, and what we can all do to fight it.
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