The Ghana Police Service has arrested three individuals in connection with an alleged child sexual exploitation network following investigations that uncovered the production and sale of explicit materials involving children.
According to police, the case emerged after the arrest of a sex offender in Australia, which led authorities to trace indecent images and videos allegedly purchased from persons in Ghana involving four children aged between six and 13 years.
Investigators disclosed that two of the suspects arrested in the Ashanti Region are the mother and elder brother of two of the victims, aged seven and 13.
Another suspect was apprehended in the Bono Region, where police also rescued two additional victims aged six and seven.
The Ghana Police Service revealed that Interpol Accra received intelligence in January 2026 from Interpol Canberra and the Crimes Against Children Unit of Interpol regarding a child exploitation case linked to Ghana.
According to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), intelligence gathered by the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation Victim Identification Team indicated that an Australian suspect arrested in 2025 had allegedly received child sexual exploitation materials from individuals based in Ghana.
Investigations further established that the suspect reportedly transferred money to facilitators in Ghana in exchange for exploitative content involving children.
Australian authorities subsequently requested assistance from the Ghana Police Service to rescue the victims and arrest persons connected to the alleged network.
Further investigations conducted by Interpol Accra together with the Child Digital Forensics and Cybercrime Units under the supervision of the CID Headquarters led to the arrest of the suspects and the rescue of the children.
Police say investigations into the case are ongoing.
