The AFP arrested a 30-year-old Albany man on May 7, while a 21-year-old Bayonet Head man was apprehended on May 28 for downloading an 18-minute video which showed an eight-year-old Russian girl being raped.

The arrests came after the Baden-Wuerttemberg State Criminal Police (BKA) in Germany alerted the AFP.

The BKA identified more than 9,000 potential offenders in 92 countries.

Fifteen men across Australia have been charged by the AFP, but it is believed the arrest of a further 15 is imminent.

AFP Child Protection Operations teams executed 27 search warrants across Australia last month.

The two raids in Albany were conducted with the assistance of WA Police.

AFP national manager of High Tech Crime Operations Neil Gaughan said the operation, codenamed “Furious”, demonstrated child abuse crimes continue to be widespread.

He said the AFP would continue to pursue offenders.

“Those arrested range from 21 to 49 years of age and come from a variety of backgrounds, including the IT field, students, a printing firm manager, insurance claim advisor and a service station operator,” Commander Gaughan said.

“An extensive amount of images and movie files have been seized with data still being analysed by computer forensic teams.

“In Queensland alone, one search warrant resulted in over 1,500 movie files being located.

“For a 12-month period - and since going public on Operation Centurion last June which resulted in 141 men being charged - the AFP work in this crime type has resulted in over 160 people being charged with over 245 offences.

“This demonstrates that no form of child abuse will be tolerated in Australia or anywhere in the world.”

The maximum penalty for the offence of possessing child abuse material is 10 years imprisonment.

The AFP said a date had not been set for the Albany men’s first appearance in court.