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An Otago sex offender was part of an organised crime group involved in the distribution of child sexual exploitation publications.

Oamaru man who ran global online child sex abuse ring imprisoned for second time 4 May, 2021 06:00 AM 4 minutes to read John Ritchie Hellewell. Photo / Otago Daily Times Otago Daily Times Warning: Distressing content An Oamaru man who ran an international online child sexual abuse ring has been jailed for four years. John Ritchie Hellewell, 49, was locked up for 20 months for almost identical crimes at the end of 2016 and Judge Kevin Phillips said he showed a disturbing lack of remorse. "When you were released, you really just got back into it," he said. Advertisement "You didn't, in any way ...

Oamaru man who ran international child sexual abuse trading group sentenced to jail Newshub 4/05/2021 © Provided by Newshub A man has been sentenced to four years in jail for exporting, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse publications and being part of an organised crime group. John Ritchie Hellewell, 49, from Oamaru, was arrested by Customs investigators during a search warrant at his home in November 2020. It followed a referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the United States, alleging his involvement in exporting and trading the material usi...