Overview
- Mexico’s attorney general’s office, which announced the case Friday, said both suspects are now formally linked to criminal proceedings.
- Australian police from the AFP and Queensland’s Group Argos supplied detailed intelligence that led to search warrants and arrests in Nayarit and Yucatán.
- The suspects, a 31-year-old in Nayarit and a 38-year-old in Yucatán, are accused of abusing minors and recording and selling the material online, with the older man allegedly using soccer training over about a decade.
- Authorities say multiple child victims are being identified, and at least one child has been placed in safety.
- Forensic teams are reviewing seized phones, computers, and hard drives to trace distribution networks, including possible buyers in Australia, and more charges could follow.