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Men accused of hiding mothers and kids in yacht to ship overseas

455 views · Published 18 October 2018 · 1:49 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: Daily Mail World · 2018 · News & Politics

The founder of the Australian Antipaedophile Party has been accused of masterminding a criminal syndicate which allegedly kidnapped children and their mothers. Dr William Russell Pridgeon, 64, Patrick O'Dea, 64, and an 83-year-old man have been charged in relation to the alleged criminal operation, which plotted to transport women and children on a $140,000 yacht from Australia to start new lives in New Zealand or Zimbabwe. Patricia Plaisted, 78, and a 37-year-old man have been issued with notices to appear in court in relation to the operation. Police allege Pridgeon undertook sailing lessons in order to use the yacht 56 South, and had sold his assets for gold bullion - at one point having 11kg (worth $750,000) at a storage facility in Sydney. Pensioners and professionals are believed to be part of the syndicate, which used encrypted messages in order to avoid detection.

Original Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6288295/Police-swoop-criminal-syndicate-helped-steal-children-mothers-custody-disputes.html
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Men accused of hiding mothers and kids in yacht to ship overseas

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