New Law Stops Pedophiles Leaving Australia

New Law Stops Pedophiles Leaving Australia
Australian Federal Police Officers patrol Sydney Airport on July 30, 2017. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images
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A convicted child sex criminal was stopped at Sydney Airport as he attempted to leave Australia on the day new laws on child sex tourism laws came into effect.

Australian foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop said on Wednesday, Dec. 13 that the arrest was proof the law is effective but gave few details on the man arrested.