Child Abuse Squad detectives have arrested eight men and laid 503 charges as a result of Operation Ripstop.
Acting on information received from a member of the public, Child Abuse Squad detectives commenced an investigation in April 2015.
Early in the investigation, detectives identified a 13-year-old girl who was the victim of sexual offences and child exploitation.
It is alleged the offences occurred over a two-year period whilst the girl was aged between 11 and 13 years of age.
It is alleged the girl’s father organised for seven to meet her at various locations where the offences where committed.
The men are aged between 34 and 47 years of age and are from various suburbs including Attadale, Wanneroo, Wembley, Coodanup, South Bunbury, Banksia Grove and Bedfordale.
Detectives found 200,000 videos and four million images depicting child exploitation material from devices from one of the men charged as a result of Operation Ripstop.
It should be remembered that every image, photograph or movie of this type represents a child being abused, luckily in this case the child was identified and arrests made.
If you have any information relating to child abuse or exploitation please contact Crime stoppers on 1300 888 000.
Charge breakdown
A man has been charged with 228 offences and is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on August 19.
- 148 counts of Aggravated Indecent Recording of Child under 13 years
- 22 counts of Indecent Recording of a child under 13 years
- 19 counts of Indecent Dealing of a Child under 13 years
- 8 counts of Sexual Penetration of a Child under 13 years
- 8 counts of Sexual Penetration of a Child aged between 13 and 16 years
- 6 counts of Sexual Servitude of a Child
- 3 counts of Aggravated Sexual Penetration of a Child under 13 years
- 3 counts of Indecent Dealing Child 13-16 years
- 3 counts of Stupefying with Intent to commit indictable offence
- 2 counts of Knowingly Sexually Penetrate a child known to be a lineal relative
- 2 counts of Indecently Deal with a Child known to be a lineal relative
- 2 counts of Distribute Child Exploitation Material
- 1 count of Show Indecent material to child under 13 years
- 1 count of Procure/ Incite Child to do an Indecent Act
A 42-year-old Attadale man, Ryan Trevor Clegg, has been charged with 61 offences and is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on August 17.
- 48 counts of Indecent Recording of a child under 13 years
- 5 counts of Indecent Dealing with a child under 13 years
- 4 counts of Sexual Penetration of a child under 13 years
- 3 counts of Distribute Child Exploitation Material
- 1 counts of Possess Child Exploitation Material
A 35-year-old Wanneroo man, Nicholas Adam Beer, has been charged with 163 offences and is due to appear in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on August 19.
- 148 counts of Aggravated Indecent Recording of a child under 13 years
- 4 counts of Indecent Recording of a child under 13 years
- 4 counts of Indecent Dealing of a Child under 13 years
- 3 counts of Aggravated Sexual Penetration of a child under 13 years
- 1 count of Sexual Penetration of a Child under 13 years
- 1 count of Distributing Child Exploitation Material
- 1 count of Show Indecent material to child under 13 years
- 1 count of Possess Child Exploitation Material
A 45-year-old Wembley man, Alfred John Impicciatore, has been charged with four offences and is due to appear in the Joondalup Magistrates Court on July 31.
- 4 counts of Sexually Penetrate a child aged 13 to 16 years
A 47-year-old Coodanup man, Mark Welsey Liggins, has been charged with 10 offences and is due to appear in the Mandurah Magistrates Court on August 4.
- 3 counts of Intent to procure a child believed to be under 16 for sexual activity
- 2 counts of Intent to procure a child believed to be under 13 for sexual activity
- 2 counts of Intent to expose a person believed to be under 13 years to indecent matter
- 2 counts of Intent to expose a person believed to be under 16 years to indecent matter
- 1 count of Possess Child Exploitation Material
A 41-year-old South Bunbury, Troy Phillip Milbourne, man has been charged with 10 offences and is due to appear in the Bunbury Magistrates Court on August 6.
- 5 counts of Indecent Dealing with a child under 13 years
- 3 counts of Sexual Penetration of a Child under 13 years
- 1 count of Procure or Incite a Child under 13 years to do an indecent act
- 1 count of Sexually Penetrate a child aged 13 to 16 years
A 41-year-old Banksia Grove man, Dawid Volmer, has been charged with 12 offences and is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court on August 28. Volmer has already pleaded guilty.
- 3 counts of Indecent Dealing with a child under 13 years
- 3 counts of Indecent Dealing with a child aged 13 to 16 years
- 3 counts of Sexually Penetrate a Child aged 13 to 16 years
- 3 counts of Stupefying with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence
A 47-year-old Bedfordale, Benjamin Simon Clarke, man has been charged with 15 offences and is due to appear in the Joondalup Magistrates Court July 29.
- 13 counts of Indecent Recording of a child under 13 years
- 2 counts of Indecent Dealing with a child under 13 years