Sydney man charged with sex trafficking in the Philippines

  • Drew Shobbrook, 51, from Sydney and his Filipino partner were found guilty
  • The pair were involved in a child pornography ring in the Philippines
  • Fifteen underage girls were paid to perform lewd acts in front of web cameras 

An Australian man who ran a child pornography ring in the Philippines has been handed three life sentences.

Drew Frederick Shobbrook, 51, from Sydney and his Filipino partner were found guilty of human trafficking and child pornography charges in Cebu.

Judge Marlon Moneva found Shobbrook guilty of two counts of human trafficking and child pornography.

Drew Frederick Shobbrook, 51, (pictured) from Sydney and his Filipino partner were found guilty of human trafficking and child pornography charges in Cebu 

His Filipina partner, Leslie Ann Fernandez, was also handed a life sentence.

A total of fifteen underage girls were paid to perform lewd acts in front of web cameras.

The girls, all minors, were rescued and taken into protective custody after authorities raided apartments the Australian man was renting in Cebu in 2013, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Authorities found sex toys, used condoms, sex pills and computers with pornographic materials in the apartments.

Salvador Solima, lawyer of the accused, said the pair will be appealing the sentences.

Judge Marlon Moneva found Shobbrook guilty of two counts of human trafficking and child pornography 

Judge Marlon Moneva found Shobbrook guilty of two counts of human trafficking and child pornography 

 



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