Overview[]
The Child Protection Operations (CPO) (formerly the Online Child Sex Exploitation Team) was established in 2005. The CPO teams investigate and target offenders who seek to prey on or exploit children in both the online environment and those who may travel offshore to commit sexual offences or sexual exploitation against children. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) works closely with foreign law enforcement agencies prosecuting these offenders in foreign countries or, where applicable, pursues prosecutions directly using Australia's extra-territorial laws.