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Paedophile ring: Seven trainers at Blue Mountains 'The Arcade Circus' school face 127 charges of ‘sadistic sex abuse’ of three boys under eight | @em_partridge
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Strike Force Baillieu investigators charge seven people with 127 offences - SCC Child Abuse Squad | @nswpolice
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NSW: Four women, two men, and a teenage girl arrested on child sexual abuse charges ranging from assault and kidnapping to aggravated sexual assault in company (child under 10) to using a child under 14 to make child abuse material | AAP #CSE #CSA #auslaw

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- 17yo girl, 18yo Katoomba man & 20yo Canterbury woman will appear at children’s court today.
- 26yo woman, 58yo woman & 52yo man, all from Katoomba, will appear at Penrith Local Court.
- 29yo Canterbury woman will appear at Burwood Local Court.
All 7 have been refused bail.

The Katoomba circus school at the centre of an alleged child sex abuse ring | @sophie_walsh9

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NSW: Seven members of The Arcade Circus school in Katoomba have been charged with 127 historical child sex abuse offences.
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NSW paedophile ring: Therese Ann Cook, 58, who owns the Katoomba- based company, was charged with 43 child sex abuse offences. Cook formed the The Arcade Circus in 2009, 'a community based mixed ability circus,' according to an online profile.
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NSW paedophile ring: Four Katoomba residents charged in #StrikeForceBaillieu police sting | @bmgazette
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Group linked to Blue Mts circus carried out 'blood rituals' during abuse of boys. Police allege the accused filmed the abuse & took photographs of the boys (not students of the circus training group) during the degrading acts | @danutakozaki & @claremathie
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NSW paedophile ring: Inside Arcade Circus at centre of child sex abuse allegations in the sleepy Blue Mountains village of Katoomba | @nickhansen86
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From burlesque dancing to child sexual assault charges: Performer, 29, is 'involved in circus school sex abuse scandal that led to the rape of two young boys who were forced to drink their own blood in sadistic rituals' dailym.ai/2nIvFJ1 @MailOnline #CSA #CSE #auslaw

Yyani Cook-Williams is a teacher & co-director at The Arcade Circus & has also worked in theatre, TV & burlesque, according to her online profiles. She also runs children's programs, Music for Toddlers & Krotchet Kids, at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith.

The 29yo, from Canterbury in Sydney's inner-west, has been charged with five counts of aggravated sexual assault in company, deprive liberty and three counts of common assault.

Paedophile ring: 3 women — aged 26, 29 & 58 — and a 52yo man face 69 charges in child sexual abuse case. All have entered pleas of not guilty following brief mentions at Penrith LCrt, and are expected to apply for bail next week | @newscomauHQ
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Paedophile ring: Katoomba circus school shock - Three young boys, including a boy aged 3, ‘among those filmed being raped’ and assaulted, court papers allege | @ijpato
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Horrific details contained in the court papers reveal the 58yo woman, who ran the circus school in Katoomba, was a central figure in the sexual assault and abuse of the three boys, who were allegedly repeatedly assaulted before she had sex with them. Police allege the young boys

were assaulted in numerous locations including in the suburbs of Parramatta, Leura, Lawson and Mt Victoria, with the largest number of charges relating to crimes allegedly committed at Katoomba, where the circus school was based and where three of those charged lived.

The woman, 58, her 52yo brother, 3 women, 20, 23 & 29, a 17yo girl & an 18yo man have been charged with a range of offences ranging from sexual assault to kidnapping and production of child abuse material. The 29yo woman, who is the daughter of the 58yo woman, took part in the

alleged sexual assaults alongside her mother and another 23yo woman. The 52yo man allegedly helped detain the children, with police also alleging that he filmed some of the sexual assaults on his mobile phone for the purpose of creating child abuse material.

Court papers also reveal the woman, 58, who is charged with 43 offences, told police at Springwood station shortly after her arrest that she did not understand what she was accused of and needed to get back home. All four are due back in court later this month. [end]

Paedophile ring: Blue Mountains circus school allegedly became a hellhole of rape and torture for three young boys...‘The most disturbing things I’ve read in my 24 years in this job’ | @nickhansen86, @Houghtontweets & @ijpato
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All seven charged, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are linked to the circus school, which boasts a huge range of classes from juggling to acrobatics and “personal development” for disabled children, many of whom live with Down syndrome. Police stormed the property on

Monday, ­arresting three of the ­accused. The 29yo was arrested in Canterbury. They all pleaded not guilty in Penrith Local Court yesterday on charges ranging from rape of a child under 10 in company to producing child abuse material and kidnapping. Two teenagers each charged in

relation to multiple child sex offences were formally refused bail yesterday at Parramatta Children’s Court. A 17yo girl faces eight counts of aggravated sexual assault in company, aggravated kidnapping, and producing child abuse material. An 18yo Katoomba man faces 42 charges

including kidnapping, sexual intercourse with a child under 10, and common assault. A third woman, 20, who faces several sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping charges did not appear in court. All three of the accused were children at the time of the alleged offences and

a non-publication order suppressing their identities was put in place yesterday by Magistrate Christine Haskett. The 17yo girl and the 18yo man both appeared in person and were formally refused bail. They did not make any application for bail. All three matters were adjourned

for mention on March 20. Lawyer Bryan Wrench told the court his clients were innocent but did not apply for bail. “They simply say we didn’t do this and there is another side to this story than is being portrayed by the police and in the media,” he said. [end]

Paedophile ring: Burlesque dancer, 29, 'incited a little boy to sexually assault another child and raped the pair in front of a 58yo woman'. Horrifying details of 'sadistic' performing arts sex ring | @drpiotrowski
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Bail documents state the 58yo performing arts matriarch - who faces 43 charges, the most of the group - claimed to police she should get bail because 'she did not do what she is accused of' and had a 'daughter who is dependent on her'. But she was denied bail as there was

'a strong prosecution case and the length of time spent in custody is not likely to exceed the sentence imposed after conviction', the documents said. The group's defence lawyer protested their innocence earlier this week. 'They say we simply didn't do this,' Bryan Wrench said.

Paedophile ring: Katoomba performing arts school at centre of child sex abuse claims stands in disarray, neighbour feels 'crook' | @PaigeCockburn
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Paedophile ring: Child abuse linked to Katoomba arts school included forcing 4yo boy to have sex, police allege | @kt_calderwood
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Paedophile ring: Four people accused of circus school child sexual abuse named after Penrith Magistrate Stephen Corry lifts suppression order that had concealed their identities | @ijpato
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According to court documents Therese Ann Cook, 58, Yyani Cook-Williams, 29, Clarissa Meredith, 23 and Paul Christopher Cook, 52, kidnapped, assaulted and filmed the sadistic rape of three innocent boys over a number of years — including one victim who was just three years old.

All were connected to the circus school, which was run by Therese Cook, and were among seven arrested on Monday following an extensive investigation by the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad. Police will allege circus boss, Therese Cook, was at the main instigator of the disgusting

sex abuse ring, facilitating and participating in the continued sexual assault and detention of the three innocents boys alongside her brother Paul and her daughter Cook-Williams. The DT also understands Meredith is Therese Cook’s daughter. All up police have charged seven people

with 127 offences in connection to repeated sexual assault and kidnapping of the three innocent boys. A 20yo woman, a 17yo girl and an 18yo man charged in connection with the abuse were themselves children at the time of the offences. They cannot be named for legal reasons. [end]

Paedophile ring: The faces of those behind alleged child sex abuse at arts school in Katoomba | @kiddjessica @kt_calderwood @RileyStuart1
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At the time of the alleged abuse, one of the boys was aged seven and another turned four during that period. Court documents filed today also revealed the youngest boy was an infant at the time of the alleged abuse, aged no older than two.

Therese and Paul Cook are siblings. Yyani Cook Williams is Therese's biological daughter, while Clarissa Meredith is an adopted daughter. Charge sheets obtained from the court detail the alleged sexual abuse, including rapes on Anzac Day 2016. Police will allege that day,

Therese Cook and Yyani Cook Williams raped two of the boys, who were aged four and seven at the time. The third alleged victim would have been no older than two at the time he was abused. Therese Cook's charges include deprivation of liberty, detaining for gratification and

intimidation. Yyani Cook Williams is facing eight charges while Clarissa Meredith is facing 13 charges. Paul Cook is not accused of sexually abusing the boys, but is alleged to have witnessed three sexual assaults and has two charges in relation to filming them. [end]

Paul Cook's LinkIn - Current: Recruitment Mgr at OHP ohp.com.au. Previous: Youth Worker w/ Taldumande taldumande.org.au, Caretakers Cottage @Caretakers1972, Noffs Foundation @TedNoffs, Glebe House, NHS in UK, Sydney Children's Hospital.
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13 of Paul Cook's LinkedIn connections 'who know Risk Management' have endorsed him. They may want to reassess their position now. Just proves that you never really know about those interacting with your children. Stay vigilant and listen to your kids when they talk to you.

Paedophile ring: The 'weirder the better' website for The Arcade Circus, 51 Wilson St, Katoomba, NSW, Australia. Four adult members of the Cook family have been charged with child sexual abuse offences.
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Paedophile ring: The Arcade Circus Facebook page is now defunct.
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Paedophile ring: The Arcade Circus Twitter account, Weirder the Better @weirderbetter #CSA #CSE #auslaw

Paedophile ring: The Arcade Circus YouTube account, Weirder the Better
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Paedophile ring: Teacher profile of 'Yyani Rose' Cook, now removed from the Applause Musical Theatre Academy website.
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Paedophile ring: With the NPO lifted, more details on three of the people accused of the sadistic sexual abuse of children at The Arcade Circus school in the Blue Mountains revealed | @MarkWBurrows #CSA #CSE #auslaw