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ARTICLE · 05 SEPTEMBER 2022

Elite Sydney school students could face criminal charges over offensive group chat

These allegations could amount to the criminal offence of producing, possessing or disseminating child abuse material.

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A group of students from Sydney's elite Knox Grammar School are under investigation over allegations they shared videos depicting child abuse, rape and assault and engaged in misogynistic, racist and homophobic discussions in a closed online chat group.

Parents of students have been notified that specialist detectives from the NSW Police Force Child Abuse and Crimes Squad are investigating what has been described as "inappropriate images and... offensive commentary in an online private chatroom".

Content leaked to media

It has been reported that the school had already finalised an internal investigation – suspending come of the students and expelling others – before the content was 'leaked' to the media and referred to police by a source other than the school thereafter.

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