An Auckland man has been jailed for more than two years after admitting to possessing and sharing videos and images depicting the sexual abuse of children as young as 18 months.
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An investigation into 38-year-old Karl Dallison was launched by the Department of Internal Affairs’ digital child exploitation team when he became a person of interest in an international law enforcement agency operation.
Several addresses linked to Dallison were searched, leading to the seizure of several electronic devices containing 6263 images of sexual exploitation, including the abuse of children.
Some of the children were as young as 18 months.
Material depicting acts of bestiality was also found.
Dallison pleaded guilty to nine charges of possessing and distributing objectionable material.
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At the Auckland District Court yesterday, Dallison was sentenced to 28 months in prison. He would also be registered as a child sex offender for eight years.
“This material represents the worst moments in a child’s life, captured and shared by offenders. We are committed to holding those who fuel the demand for this horrific material accountable, preventing the further re-victimisation of children, and ensuring justice is served,” Tim Houston, manager of the digital child exploitation team, said.
The DIA said it had conducted 69 investigations into child exploitation in 2024, safeguarding 14 New Zealand children from harm.
The department also said its filtering system had blocked over one million attempts to access websites hosting child sexual abuse material.
“The digital child exploitation team is committed to protecting New Zealanders from online harm, including the prevention and detection of child sexual exploitation material,” Houston said.
