Peter Scully
| Peter Scully | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Peter Gerard Scully January 13, 1963 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Daisy's Destruction |
| Criminal charge | Fraud, murder, torture, and sexual abuse |
| Criminal status | On trial, pleaded not guilty[1] |
Peter Gerard Scully (born January 13, 1963) is an Australian who is, as of September 2016,[1] on trial in the Philippines for numerous crimes, including child molestation, the murder of an 11-year-old Filipina girl, and the torture and sexual abuse of at least eight girls, including an 18-month-old infant.
In 2011, Scully fled from Melbourne, Australia, to the Philippines after being accused of multiple fraud offences. From the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, he is alleged to have run an international pedophile ring and offered pay-per-view video streams of children being tortured and sexually abused on the deep web including a video titled Daisy's Destruction.[2][3]
On February 20, 2015, Scully was arrested in his rented house in Malaybalay City after investigators discovered the remains of a teenage girl, Rosie, buried under an apartment he had rented. He allegedly strangled her to death according to police who were led to the apartment by Scully's partner, a 17-year-old Filipino girl, who was also his girlfriend and a prior victim of his abuse.[3][4]
Margaret Akullo, then Project Coordinator for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and an expert on child abuse investigations,[5] described the case as "horrific" and the worst she had ever heard of.[6]
References
- 1 2 http://www.smh.com.au/world/death-penalty-call-for-accused-australian-child-sex-predator-peter-scully-in-philippines-20160920-grk65r.html
- ↑ Mamamia Team (15 March 2015). "After a four-year global manhunt, this predator has finally been caught.". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- 1 2 Butson, Tyron (16 March 2015). "Catching a monster: The global manhunt for alleged pedophile Peter Gerard Scully". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ Mamamia Team (15 March 2015). "This is the face of Australia's most dangerous man.". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ Regional Training Workshop on Responding to Violence against Children in Contact with the Justice System. November 3–5, 2014 conference at United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
- ↑ Hawley, Samantha (10 March 2015). "Philippine police expect to arrest more people in case of alleged Australian paedophile Peter Gerard Scully". ABC News Online. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
External links
- Lindsay Murdoch and Chris Vedelago (1 March 2015). "Peter Gerard Scully made Philippines children dig own grave: victims". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- Lindsay Murdoch and Tammy Mills (6 March 2015). "Execution calls for Melbourne man Peter Gerard Scully accused of depraved acts in the Philippines". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- Escalante, Shirley (10 March 2015). "Australian man Gerard Peter Scully formally charged with murder, child sexual abuse in the Philippines". ABC News Online. AFP. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- Davey, Melissa (2 June 2015). "Philippines police to mount strong case against accused Australian paedophile". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2015.