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A NATIONWIDE police investigation into an online child exploitation group, which featured two raids in Frankston and another in Mordialloc, has now concluded. The police operation, a joint effort by the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police, began in late 2023. Last week the AFP shared that 26 members of a “secret online child exploitation group” had been charged with more than 1000 offences. Charges laid include possession, access, transmission, solicitation, and production of child abuse material.In a statement, the AFP said “group members shared collections of child abuse material and child sexual abuse fantasies in the mistaken belief the…