Internal Affairs, police and Customs conducted simultaneous warrants on Auckland's North Shore and in Levin, while UK police arrested a man in West Yorkshire, a media conference in Auckland yesterday was told.
In New Zealand, Customs and police conducted a further search warrant at a Northland home last December and assessed two young children living at the property.
A spokeswoman for New Zealand Customs said a child protection team was part of the multi-agency operation that conducted the search warrant of the Northland property.
"The children were assessed and a referral was made to Child Youth and Family. The assessments showed no evidence of physical abuse. Family members were also made aware of the situation," she said.
Charges are yet to be laid against the 32-year-old Northland man.
However, Gary Ronald Barnes, 53, of Levin, was sentenced last October to two years and five months' imprisonment for 25 counts of possessing an objectionable publication and five counts of distributing objectionable publications.
The central Auckland man charged by Customs for possession and exportation is due to appear in court for sentencing in March.
A 50-year-old North Shore man faces similar charges. Both men arrested in the UK are yet to be sentenced.
The central Auckland man charged by Customs for possession and exportation is due to appear in court for sentencing in March.
A 50-year-old North Shore man faces similar charges, laid by Internal Affairs.
As a result of the warrants, a man living in the UK was identified and, in December, police arrested the 62-year-old and rescued his grand-daughter from physical sexual abuse, which was also being filmed and distributed.
