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Peter Scully
Peter Scully
	Mugshot of Scully in 2015; (The placard in the image has his middle name misspelled as "Gerald".)
Born	Peter Gerard Scully; 13 January 1963 (age 61); Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Criminal status	Convicted
Children	2
Criminal charge	Human trafficking, rape, murder
Penalty	Life sentence
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Victims	75
Country	Philippines
Date apprehended	20 February 2015
Imprisoned at	Davao Prison and Penal Farm, Panabo City, Philippines

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Peter Gerard Scully (born 13 January 1963) is an Australian convicted murderer and child rapist who is imprisoned for life in the Philippines after being convicted of one count of human trafficking and five counts of rape by sexual assault of children.^[2] Scully was sentenced to life imprisonment in June 2018. In November 2022, he received a second conviction and was sentenced to an additional 129 years in prison.

Criminal activities

Peter Scully lived in the suburb of Narre Warren in Melbourne with his wife and two children prior to fleeing to Manila in the Philippines in 2011,^[1]^[3] before he could be charged with his involvement in a property scheme that cost investors over A$2.68 million.^[1] According to his own statement, he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest in Victoria when he grew up.^[3] Prior to leaving Melbourne, he operated an unlicensed online escort service, which offered his Filipina partner as a sex worker. An investigation by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission from 2009 found that Scully was involved in 117 fraud and deception offenses relating to real estate scams.^[1]

Child sex abuse

From the island of Mindanao, Scully built up and headed a lucrative international child sexual abuse ring that offered pay-per-view video streams on the dark web of children being sexually abused and tortured. Among the victims who had their ordeals recorded and sold over the internet, was a five-year-old who was raped and tortured by Scully and two female accomplices.^[4]

Victims were procured by Scully with promises to impoverished parents of work or education, or were solicited by his two Filipina girlfriends, Carme Ann Alvarez and Liezyl Margallo Castaña,^[3] and other female acquaintances such as Maria Dorothea Chi y Chia.^[5] Both Alvarez and Margallo also abused children in Scully's videos. One example is in Daisy's Destruction that has been found being promoted on YouTube, showing an infant being hung upside down, tortured, and sexually abused, by an 18-year-old female.^[6]^[7]

In 2016, prosecutors alleged that Scully and a girlfriend coaxed two teenage girls to come to Scully's house with the promise of food.^[3] Scully was alleged to have given the girls alcohol and forced them to perform sex acts between them, a scene the photographer filmed.^[3] The prosecutor alleged that when the girls tried to escape, Scully forced them to dig graves in the basement of the house and threatened that he would bury them there.^[3] After five days, the girls were released by Alvarez, who began feeling remorse after coming home to see the two in pet collars and reported what had happened.^[3]

Dark web and Daisy's Destruction

Scully operated a secret dark web child sexual abuse website known as "No Limits Fun" ("NLF").^[4] Scully produced his now notorious film, Daisy's Destruction, which he commercially sold and distributed on his site for up to USD$10,000.^[3] It features the torture and rape of three girls, including an 18 month old infant, by Scully and two Filipina women.^[6] Urged on by Scully, some of the most severe physical abuse was carried out on the children by one of his girlfriends, then 19-year-old Liezyl Margallo, who was formerly trafficked as a child.^[7]^[8]

Prior to the video gaining attention by the general public, Scully broadcast Daisy's Destruction privately on a pay-per-view basis.^[9] Due to the graphic content, it quickly garnered attention of law enforcement and media. The Dutch National Child Exploitation Team was the first to open an investigation with the goal of locating the victims. Subsequently, an international manhunt for those responsible for the video's production was launched. Scully was tracked in Malaybalay City and arrested on 20 February 2015. Investigators had six warrants for his arrest,^[8] all relating to the abduction and sexual abuse of two cousins.^[3] While they searched for Scully in the Philippines, investigators tracked down the three primary victims in Daisy's Destruction. Liza (victim 1) was found to be alive as was Daisy (victim 2) who had lasting physical injuries from her severe mistreatment. According to Margallo, Scully recorded himself in a video with Cindy (victim 3), in which he raped and tortured her, then made her dig her own grave before strangling her to death with a rope.^[8]

Among those who acquired and publicized the film were one of the biggest-ever purveyors of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Scully's fellow Australian Matthew David Graham, better known by his online pseudonym Lux. Apprehended at age 22, Graham ran a series of "hurtcore" child sexual abuse sites.^[10]^[11] Graham claimed that he had published the video on his own website "in the name of freedom".^[9] Years later, in 2021, Daisy's Destruction resurged after it was found in the possession of American reality television star Josh Duggar.^[12]^[13]

Criminal charges

Scully faced a total of 75 charges^[3] and, according to German television news channel n-tv, was alleged to have sexually abused 75 children.^[14] He was on trial with others who assisted in the production of his pornography, including four men: German Christian Rouche, Filipinos Alexander Lao and Althea Chia, and Brazilian Haniel Caetano de Oliveira.^[4]^[15]^[16] Margaret Akullo, then-Project Coordinator for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and an expert on child abuse investigations,^[17] described the case as "horrific" and the worst she had ever heard of. His crimes were deemed so severe that some prosecutors supported the reintroduction of the death penalty as punishment for Scully,^[3] despite capital punishment being abolished in the Philippines since 2006.^[18]

In a March 2015 interview with Tara Brown on 60 Minutes, Scully said that he was writing a tell-all journal in prison where he would reflect on his motivations for raping young children.^[19]

In October 2015, a fire severely damaged the evidence room containing Scully's computer logs and videos, destroying key evidence.^[20] Some^[who?] believe Scully may have bribed a local police officer.^[21]^[22] On 13 June 2018, Scully and his girlfriend Alvarez were sentenced to life in prison.^[23] Judge Jose Escobido also ordered Scully and Alvarez to pay 5 million PHP (almost 87,000 USD) to the victims.^[24]

Both Scully and his sister complained about the conditions in the jail Scully is held in.^[3]

In November 2022, he received a second conviction and was sentenced to an additional 129 years in prison.^[25] Margallo was sentenced to 126 years, and two accomplices, Alexander Lao and Maria Dorothea Chia, were given a 9-year sentence each.^[26] In total, there have been 60 cases filed against Scully.^[24]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mills, Tammy; Vedelago, Chris; Murdoch, Lindsay (6 March 2015). "Alleged paedophile Peter Gerard Scully fled a sordid past in Melbourne". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ "Australian Peter Scully given life sentence for human trafficking, rape in Philippines, reports say". ABC News (Australia). 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Murdoch, Lindsay (20 September 2016). "Death penalty call for accused Australian child sex predator Peter Scully in Philippines". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sutton, Candace (23 September 2016). "Australian child molester Peter Scully faces death penalty in Philippines". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ Mendoza, Greanne (17 February 2017). "Another suspect linked to Australian sex fiend arrested". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b Brown, Tara (16 March 2015). "Catching a monster: The global manhunt for alleged paedophile Peter Gerard Scully". 9news.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b Alipon, Joworski; Andrade, Angelo (27 January 2017). "Filipina behind brutal 'Daisy' sex videos arrested". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Brown, Tara (2015). "Catching a Monster". 60 Minutes (published 27 August 2020). Nine News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2023 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b Daly, Max (19 February 2018). "Inside the Repulsive World of 'Hurtcore', the Worst Crimes Imaginable". Vice. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
^ Johnston, Chris (14 May 2016). "Lux captured: The simple error that brought down the world's worst hurtcore paedophile". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^ Dunn, Matthew (20 February 2016). "FBI describe dark net paedophile kingpin as one of the most prolific child sex offenders ever". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ Klasfeld, Adam (20 August 2021). "Josh Duggar Tries to Dismiss Child Porn Charges on Grounds That Trump's Homeland Security Leaders Were Unlawfully Appointed". Law & Crime. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
^ Klasfeld, Adam (22 June 2021). "Feds Say They Found a Toddler Rape Video on Josh Duggar's Computer. Here's the 'Horrendous' Story of the 'World's Worst Pedophile' Who Made It". Law & Crime. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
^ NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Philippinen wollen Todesstrafe - vor allem für Einen". n-tv.de (in German). Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^ Reformina, Ina (6 March 2015). "Australian behind 'Daisy' sex videos charged". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ Rocha, Alex; Idaló, Eduardo (21 December 2015). "Médico de Uberaba admite pedofilia e se diz doente, segundo PF". g1.globo.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ Regional Training Workshop on Responding to Violence against Children in Contact with the Justice System Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine. 3–5 November 2014 conference at United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
^ Hincks, Joseph (7 March 2017). "Philippine House Votes to Reimpose the Death Penalty". Time. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ Partland, Grace Cantal-Albasin, Lindsay Murdoch and Lily (15 March 2015). "Peter Gerard Scully interview reveals plans to tell all". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Murdoch, Lindsay (31 January 2017). "Alleged child abuser Peter Scully 'may still be masterminding porn network'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ Walker, Timothy (9 October 2015). "Australian child abuser Peter Scully could walk free in light of new evidence". Philippines Lifestyle News. CWCMedia. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
^ Cullen, Shay (August 2015). "Hungry for justice: Harsh realities of child abuse". Rappler. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^ Sutton, Candance (14 June 2018). "Infamous pedophile smiles as he gets life in prison". New York Post. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Australian pedophile Peter Scully gets jail sentence of 129 years more". RAPPLER. 8 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ "Australian man jailed for 129 years in child sexual abuse case in Philippines". the Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
^ "Australian, cohorts convicted of trafficking". Manila Bulletin. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

External links

Lindsay Murdoch; 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; 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 12 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.

[SMH_bground-1] Mills, Tammy; Vedelago, Chris; Murdoch, Lindsay (6 March 2015). "Alleged paedophile Peter Gerard Scully fled a sordid past in Melbourne". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[2] "Australian Peter Scully given life sentence for human trafficking, rape in Philippines, reports say". ABC News (Australia). 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[SMH_deathpen-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Murdoch, Lindsay (20 September 2016). "Death penalty call for accused Australian child sex predator Peter Scully in Philippines". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[NewsAUS_deathpen-4] Sutton, Candace (23 September 2016). "Australian child molester Peter Scully faces death penalty in Philippines". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[5] Mendoza, Greanne (17 February 2017). "Another suspect linked to Australian sex fiend arrested". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[9news_monster-6] Brown, Tara (16 March 2015). "Catching a monster: The global manhunt for alleged paedophile Peter Gerard Scully". 9news.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[margalloarrest-7] Alipon, Joworski; Andrade, Angelo (27 January 2017). "Filipina behind brutal 'Daisy' sex videos arrested". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[60_Mins_monster-8] Brown, Tara (2015). "Catching a Monster". 60 Minutes (published 27 August 2020). Nine News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2023 – via YouTube.

[repulsive-9] Daly, Max (19 February 2018). "Inside the Repulsive World of 'Hurtcore', the Worst Crimes Imaginable". Vice. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.

[10] Johnston, Chris (14 May 2016). "Lux captured: The simple error that brought down the world's worst hurtcore paedophile". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[11] Dunn, Matthew (20 February 2016). "FBI describe dark net paedophile kingpin as one of the most prolific child sex offenders ever". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[12] Klasfeld, Adam (20 August 2021). "Josh Duggar Tries to Dismiss Child Porn Charges on Grounds That Trump's Homeland Security Leaders Were Unlawfully Appointed". Law & Crime. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

[13] Klasfeld, Adam (22 June 2021). "Feds Say They Found a Toddler Rape Video on Josh Duggar's Computer. Here's the 'Horrendous' Story of the 'World's Worst Pedophile' Who Made It". Law & Crime. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

[14] NACHRICHTEN, n-tv. "Philippinen wollen Todesstrafe - vor allem für Einen". n-tv.de (in German). Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2020.

[15] Reformina, Ina (6 March 2015). "Australian behind 'Daisy' sex videos charged". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[16] Rocha, Alex; Idaló, Eduardo (21 December 2015). "Médico de Uberaba admite pedofilia e se diz doente, segundo PF". g1.globo.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[17] Regional Training Workshop on Responding to Violence against Children in Contact with the Justice System Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine. 3–5 November 2014 conference at United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand.

[18] Hincks, Joseph (7 March 2017). "Philippine House Votes to Reimpose the Death Penalty". Time. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[19] Partland, Grace Cantal-Albasin, Lindsay Murdoch and Lily (15 March 2015). "Peter Gerard Scully interview reveals plans to tell all". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[20] Murdoch, Lindsay (31 January 2017). "Alleged child abuser Peter Scully 'may still be masterminding porn network'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[21] Walker, Timothy (9 October 2015). "Australian child abuser Peter Scully could walk free in light of new evidence". Philippines Lifestyle News. CWCMedia. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[22] Cullen, Shay (August 2015). "Hungry for justice: Harsh realities of child abuse". Rappler. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

[23] Sutton, Candance (14 June 2018). "Infamous pedophile smiles as he gets life in prison". New York Post. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2019.

[:0-24] "Australian pedophile Peter Scully gets jail sentence of 129 years more". RAPPLER. 8 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

[25] "Australian man jailed for 129 years in child sexual abuse case in Philippines". the Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

[26] "Australian, cohorts convicted of trafficking". Manila Bulletin. 9 November 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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+| birth_name        = Peter Gerard Scully<ref name="SMH bground">{{Cite web |last1= Mills |first1= Tammy |last2= Vedelago |first2= Chris |last3= Murdoch |first3= Lindsay |date= 6 March 2015 |title= Alleged paedophile Peter Gerard Scully fled a sordid past in Melbourne |url= http://www.smh.com.au/national/alleged-paedophile-peter-gerard-scully-fled-a-sordid-past-in-melbourne-20150306-13x5m8.html |work= [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170719064850/http://www.smh.com.au/national/alleged-paedophile-peter-gerard-scully-fled-a-sordid-past-in-melbourne-20150306-13x5m8.html |archive-date= 19 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref>
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-'''Peter Gerard Scully''' (born 13 January 1963) is an Australian [[sex offender]] and murderer [[life imprisonment|imprisoned for life]] in the [[Philippines]] after being convicted of one count of [[human trafficking]] and five counts of [[Child sexual abuse|rape by sexual assault of children.]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-14/australian-peter-scully-convicted-in-philippines/9868958 | title=Australian Peter Scully given life sentence for human trafficking, rape in Philippines, reports say | website=[[ABC News (Australia)]] | date=14 June 2018| access-date=15 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618050524/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-14/australian-peter-scully-convicted-in-philippines/9868958 | archive-date=18 June 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref> Scully was sentenced to life imprisonment in June 2018. In November 2022, he received a second conviction and was sentenced to an additional 129 years in prison.
+'''Peter Gerard Scully''' (born 13 January 1963) is an Australian convicted murderer and child rapist who is [[life imprisonment|imprisoned for life]] in the [[Philippines]] after being convicted of one count of [[human trafficking]] and five counts of [[Child sexual abuse|rape by sexual assault of children.]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-14/australian-peter-scully-convicted-in-philippines/9868958 | title=Australian Peter Scully given life sentence for human trafficking, rape in Philippines, reports say | website=[[ABC News (Australia)]] | date=14 June 2018| access-date=15 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618050524/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-14/australian-peter-scully-convicted-in-philippines/9868958 | archive-date=18 June 2018 | url-status=live}}</ref> Scully was sentenced to life imprisonment in June 2018. In November 2022, he received a second conviction and was sentenced to an additional 129 years in prison.
 == Criminal activities ==
-Peter Scully lived in the suburb of [[Narre Warren]] in [[Melbourne]] with his wife and two children prior to fleeing to [[Manila]] in the [[Philippines]] in 2011,<ref name="SMH bground" /><ref name="SMH deathpen" /> before he could be charged with his involvement in a property scheme that cost investors over {{AUD|2.68}} million.<ref name="SMH bground" /> According to his own statement, he was [[Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in Australia|sexually abused by a priest]] in [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] when he grew up.<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> Prior to leaving Melbourne, he operated an unlicensed online [[escort agency|escort service]] which offered his [[Filipinos|Filipina]] partner as a [[sex worker]]. An investigation by the [[Australian Securities & Investments Commission]] from 2009 found that Scully was involved in 117 [[fraud]] and deception offenses relating to real estate scams.<ref name="SMH bground"/>
+Peter Scully lived in the suburb of [[Narre Warren]] in [[Melbourne]] with his wife and two children prior to fleeing to [[Manila]] in the [[Philippines]] in 2011,<ref name="SMH bground" /><ref name="SMH deathpen" /> before he could be charged with his involvement in a property scheme that cost investors over {{AUD|2.68}} million.<ref name="SMH bground" /> According to his own statement, he was [[Catholic Church sexual abuse cases in Australia|sexually abused by a Catholic priest]] in [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]] when he grew up.<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> Prior to leaving Melbourne, he operated an unlicensed online [[escort agency|escort service]], which offered his [[Filipinos|Filipina]] partner as a [[sex worker]]. An investigation by the [[Australian Securities & Investments Commission]] from 2009 found that Scully was involved in 117 [[fraud]] and deception offenses relating to real estate scams.<ref name="SMH bground" />
-===Sexual abuse of children===
+===Child sex abuse===
-From the island of [[Mindanao]], Scully is alleged to have built up a lucrative international [[child sexual abuse]] ring that offered [[pay-per-view]] video streams on the [[dark web]] of children being sexually abused and tortured. Among the victims who had their ordeals recorded and sold over the internet was a five-year-old who was raped and tortured by Scully and two female accomplices.<ref name="NewsAUS deathpen">{{Cite web |last= Sutton |first= Candace |date= 23 September 2016 |title= Australian child molester Peter Scully faces death penalty in Philippines |url= http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/australian-child-molester-peter-scully-faces-death-penalty-in-philippines/news-story/f15a28a8b971d95f815b5f6105814ff9 |website= news.com.au |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170706100407/http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/australian-child-molester-peter-scully-faces-death-penalty-in-philippines/news-story/f15a28a8b971d95f815b5f6105814ff9 |archive-date= 6 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref>
+From the island of [[Mindanao]], Scully built up and headed a lucrative international [[child sexual abuse]] ring that offered [[pay-per-view]] video streams on the [[dark web]] of children being sexually abused and tortured. Among the victims who had their ordeals recorded and sold over the internet, was a five-year-old who was raped and tortured by Scully and two female accomplices.<ref name="NewsAUS deathpen">{{Cite web |last= Sutton |first= Candace |date= 23 September 2016 |title= Australian child molester Peter Scully faces death penalty in Philippines |url= http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/australian-child-molester-peter-scully-faces-death-penalty-in-philippines/news-story/f15a28a8b971d95f815b5f6105814ff9 |website= news.com.au |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170706100407/http://www.news.com.au/world/asia/australian-child-molester-peter-scully-faces-death-penalty-in-philippines/news-story/f15a28a8b971d95f815b5f6105814ff9 |archive-date= 6 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref>
-Victims were procured by Scully with promises to impoverished parents of work or education, or were solicited by his two Filipina girlfriends, Carme Ann Alvarez and Liezyl Margallo Castaña,<ref name="SMH deathpen">{{Cite website|last= Murdoch |first= Lindsay |date= 20 September 2016 |title= Death penalty call for accused Australian child sex predator Peter Scully in Philippines |url= http://www.smh.com.au/world/death-penalty-call-for-accused-australian-child-sex-predator-peter-scully-in-philippines-20160920-grk65r.html |work= [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170703135944/http://www.smh.com.au/world/death-penalty-call-for-accused-australian-child-sex-predator-peter-scully-in-philippines-20160920-grk65r.html |archive-date= 3 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> and other female acquaintances such as Maria Dorothea Chi y Chia.<ref name="ABSCBN another">{{Cite web |last= Mendoza |first= Greanne |date= 17 February 2017 |title= Another suspect linked to Australian sex fiend arrested |url= http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/17/17/another-suspect-linked-to-australian-sex-fiend-arrested |website= [[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|ABS-CBN News]] |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170629104700/http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/17/17/another-suspect-linked-to-australian-sex-fiend-arrested |archive-date= 29 June 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref> Both Alvarez and Margallo also abused children in Scully's videos.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}
+Victims were procured by Scully with promises to impoverished parents of work or education, or were solicited by his two Filipina girlfriends, Carme Ann Alvarez and Liezyl Margallo Castaña,<ref name="SMH deathpen">{{Cite web|last= Murdoch |first= Lindsay |date= 20 September 2016 |title= Death penalty call for accused Australian child sex predator Peter Scully in Philippines |url= http://www.smh.com.au/world/death-penalty-call-for-accused-australian-child-sex-predator-peter-scully-in-philippines-20160920-grk65r.html |work= [[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170703135944/http://www.smh.com.au/world/death-penalty-call-for-accused-australian-child-sex-predator-peter-scully-in-philippines-20160920-grk65r.html |archive-date= 3 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> and other female acquaintances such as Maria Dorothea Chi y Chia.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Mendoza |first= Greanne |date= 17 February 2017 |title= Another suspect linked to Australian sex fiend arrested |url= http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/17/17/another-suspect-linked-to-australian-sex-fiend-arrested |website= [[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|ABS-CBN News]] |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170629104700/http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/17/17/another-suspect-linked-to-australian-sex-fiend-arrested |archive-date= 29 June 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> Both Alvarez and Margallo also abused children in Scully's videos. One example is in ''Daisy's Destruction'' that has been found being promoted on [[YouTube]], showing an infant being hung upside down, [[Torture|tortured]], and sexually abused, by an 18-year-old female.<ref name="9news monster">{{Cite web |last= Brown |first= Tara |author-link= Tara Brown |title= Catching a monster: The global manhunt for alleged paedophile Peter Gerard Scully |url= http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/03/16/02/19/tracking-the-australian-man-allegedly-responsible-for-horrific-child-sexual-abuse |website= [[Nine.com.au|9news.com.au]] |access-date= 11 July 2017 |date= 16 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170709164025/http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/03/16/02/19/tracking-the-australian-man-allegedly-responsible-for-horrific-child-sexual-abuse |archive-date= 9 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="margalloarrest">{{Cite web |last1= Alipon |first1= Joworski |last2= Andrade |first2= Angelo |date= 27 January 2017 |title= Filipina behind brutal 'Daisy' sex videos arrested |url= http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/17/filipina-behind-brutal-daisy-sex-videos-arrested |website= ABS-CBN News |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170625165632/http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/17/filipina-behind-brutal-daisy-sex-videos-arrested |archive-date= 25 June 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref>
 In 2016, prosecutors alleged that Scully and a girlfriend coaxed two teenage girls to come to Scully's house with the promise of food.<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> Scully was alleged to have given the girls alcohol and forced them to perform sex acts between them, a scene the photographer filmed.<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> The prosecutor alleged that when the girls tried to escape, Scully forced them to dig graves in the basement of the house and threatened that he would bury them there.<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> After five days, the girls were released by Alvarez, who began feeling remorse after coming home to see the two in pet collars and reported what had happened.<ref name="SMH deathpen" />
-=== Dark web ===
+=== Dark web and ''Daisy's Destruction'' ===
-Scully operated a secret [[dark web]] child sexual abuse website known as "No limits fun" ("NLF").<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> The most notorious video Scully produced was ''Daisy's Destruction'', which he sold on his site to clients for up to $10,000.<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> It features the torture and rape of three girls by Scully and two Filipina women.<ref name="9news monster">{{Cite web |last= Brown |first= Tara |author-link= Tara Brown |title= Catching a monster: The global manhunt for alleged paedophile Peter Gerard Scully |url= http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/03/16/02/19/tracking-the-australian-man-allegedly-responsible-for-horrific-child-sexual-abuse |website= [[Nine.com.au|9news.com.au]] |access-date= 11 July 2017 |date= 16 March 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170709164025/http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/03/16/02/19/tracking-the-australian-man-allegedly-responsible-for-horrific-child-sexual-abuse |archive-date= 9 July 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref> Urged on by Scully, some of the most severe physical abuse was carried out on the children by one of his girlfriends, then 19-year-old Liezyl Margallo, who was formerly trafficked as a child.<ref>{{Cite web |last1= Alipon |first1= Joworski |last2= Andrade |first2= Angelo |date= 27 January 2017 |title= Filipina behind brutal 'Daisy' sex videos arrested |url= http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/17/filipina-behind-brutal-daisy-sex-videos-arrested |website= ABS-CBN News |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170625165632/http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/27/17/filipina-behind-brutal-daisy-sex-videos-arrested |archive-date= 25 June 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="60 Mins monster" />
+Scully operated a secret [[dark web]] child sexual abuse website known as "No Limits Fun" ("NLF").<ref name="NewsAUS deathpen" /> Scully produced his now notorious film, ''Daisy's Destruction'', which he commercially sold and distributed on his site for up to USD$10,000.<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> It features the torture and rape of three girls, including an 18 month old infant, by Scully and two Filipina women.<ref name="9news monster" /> Urged on by Scully, some of the most severe physical abuse was carried out on the children by one of his girlfriends, then 19-year-old Liezyl Margallo, who was formerly trafficked as a child.<ref name="margalloarrest" /><ref name="60 Mins monster" />
-Prior to the video gaining attention by the general public, Scully broadcast ''Daisy's Destruction'' privately on a pay-per-view basis.<ref name="repulsive">{{cite web |last1=Daly |date=19 February 2018 |first1=Max |title=Inside the Repulsive World of 'Hurtcore', the Worst Crimes Imaginable |url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/59kye3/the-repulsive-world-of-hurtcore-the-worst-crimes-imaginable |website=Vice |access-date=29 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231045831/https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/59kye3/the-repulsive-world-of-hurtcore-the-worst-crimes-imaginable |archive-date=31 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the content, it quickly garnered attention by law enforcement and media. The Dutch National Child Exploitation Team was the first to open an investigation with the goal of locating the victims. Subsequently, an international manhunt for those responsible for the video's production was launched. Scully was tracked to [[Malaybalay|Malaybalay City]] in the Philippines and arrested on 20 February 2015. Investigators had six warrants for his arrest,<ref name="60 Mins monster">{{Cite episode |title= Catching a Monster |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEiC7PrS0jg |series= [[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]] |first= Tara |last= Brown |network= [[Nine News]] |year= 2015 |publication-date=27 August 2020 |access-date= 10 July 2023 |via=[[YouTube]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116083754/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEiC7PrS0jg |archive-date=16 November 2020 |url-status= live }}</ref> all relating to the abduction and sexual abuse of two cousins.<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> While they searched for Scully in the Philippines, investigators tracked down the three primary victims in ''Daisy's Destruction''. Liza (victim 1) was found to be alive as was Daisy (victim 2) who had lasting physical injuries from her severe mistreatment. According to Margallo,<!-- she may have claimed this to help explain how she knew of the details about Cindy’s murder ("Scully showed me the video, that's how I know&nbsp;..." --> Scully recorded himself in a video with Cindy (victim 3), in which he raped and tortured her, then made her dig her own grave before strangling her to death with a rope.<ref name="60 Mins monster" />
+Prior to the video gaining attention by the general public, Scully broadcast ''Daisy's Destruction'' privately on a pay-per-view basis.<ref name="repulsive">{{cite web |last1=Daly |date=19 February 2018 |first1=Max |title=Inside the Repulsive World of 'Hurtcore', the Worst Crimes Imaginable |url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/59kye3/the-repulsive-world-of-hurtcore-the-worst-crimes-imaginable |website=Vice |access-date=29 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231045831/https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/59kye3/the-repulsive-world-of-hurtcore-the-worst-crimes-imaginable |archive-date=31 December 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the graphic content, it quickly garnered attention of law enforcement and media. The Dutch National Child Exploitation Team was the first to open an investigation with the goal of locating the victims. Subsequently, an international manhunt for those responsible for the video's production was launched. Scully was tracked in [[Malaybalay|Malaybalay City]] and arrested on 20 February 2015. Investigators had six warrants for his arrest,<ref name="60 Mins monster">{{Cite episode |title= Catching a Monster |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEiC7PrS0jg |series= [[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]] |first= Tara |last= Brown |network= [[Nine News]] |year= 2015 |publication-date=27 August 2020 |access-date= 10 July 2023 |via=[[YouTube]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116083754/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEiC7PrS0jg |archive-date=16 November 2020 |url-status= live}}</ref> all relating to the abduction and sexual abuse of two cousins.<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> While they searched for Scully in the Philippines, investigators tracked down the three primary victims in ''Daisy's Destruction''. Liza (victim 1) was found to be alive as was Daisy (victim 2) who had lasting physical injuries from her severe mistreatment. According to Margallo,<!-- she may have claimed this to help explain how she knew of the details about Cindy’s murder ("Scully showed me the video, that's how I know&nbsp;..." --> Scully recorded himself in a video with Cindy (victim 3), in which he raped and tortured her, then made her dig her own grave before [[strangling]] her to death with a rope.<ref name="60 Mins monster" />
-Among those who acquired and publicized the ''Daisy's Destruction'' video was one of the biggest-ever purveyors of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), Scully's fellow Australian Matthew David Graham, better known by his online pseudonym Lux. Apprehended at age 22, Graham ran a series of "[[hurtcore]]" child sexual abuse sites.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/lux-captured-the-simple-error-that-brought-down-the-worlds-worst-hurtcore-paedophile-20160513-goum54.html | last1=Johnston | first1=Chris |date=14 May 2016 |title=Lux captured: The simple error that brought down the world's worst hurtcore paedophile|access-date=31 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831184554/http://www.smh.com.au/national/lux-captured-the-simple-error-that-brought-down-the-worlds-worst-hurtcore-paedophile-20160513-goum54.html |archive-date=31 August 2017 |url-status=live | work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= Dunn |first= Matthew |date= 20 February 2016 |title= FBI describe dark net paedophile kingpin as one of the most prolific child sex offenders ever |url= http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/censorship/fbi-describe-dark-net-paedophile-kingpin-as-one-of-the-most-prolific-child-sex-offenders-ever/news-story/eb468fcdb238a09883a1a6fe3b69d0a2 |website= news.com.au |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170715234936/http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/censorship/fbi-describe-dark-net-paedophile-kingpin-as-one-of-the-most-prolific-child-sex-offenders-ever/news-story/eb468fcdb238a09883a1a6fe3b69d0a2 |archive-date= 15 July 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref> Graham claimed that he had published the video on his own website "in the name of freedom".<ref name="repulsive"/> Years later in 2021, the ''Daisy's Destruction'' video regained infamy after it was found in American [[reality television]] star [[Josh Duggar]]'s possession.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Klasfeld|first1=Adam|title=Josh Duggar Tries to Dismiss Child Porn Charges on Grounds That Trump's Homeland Security Leaders Were Unlawfully Appointed|url=https://lawandcrime.com/celebrity/josh-duggar-tries-to-dismiss-child-porn-charges-on-grounds-that-trumps-homeland-security-leaders-were-unlawfully-appointed/|website=Law & Crime|date=August 20, 2021|access-date=21 May 2023|archive-date=3 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603021529/https://lawandcrime.com/celebrity/josh-duggar-tries-to-dismiss-child-porn-charges-on-grounds-that-trumps-homeland-security-leaders-were-unlawfully-appointed/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Klasfeld|first1=Adam|title=Feds Say They Found a Toddler Rape Video on Josh Duggar's Computer. Here's the 'Horrendous' Story of the 'World's Worst Pedophile' Who Made It.|url=https://lawandcrime.com/objections-podcast/feds-say-they-found-a-toddler-rape-video-on-josh-duggars-computer-heres-the-horrendous-story-of-the-worlds-worst-pedophile-who-made-it/|website=Law & Crime|date=June 22, 2021|access-date=21 May 2023|archive-date=21 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521041545/https://lawandcrime.com/objections-podcast/feds-say-they-found-a-toddler-rape-video-on-josh-duggars-computer-heres-the-horrendous-story-of-the-worlds-worst-pedophile-who-made-it/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Among those who acquired and publicized the film were one of the biggest-ever purveyors of [[child sexual abuse material]] (CSAM), Scully's fellow Australian Matthew David Graham, better known by his online pseudonym Lux. Apprehended at age 22, Graham ran a series of "[[hurtcore]]" child sexual abuse sites.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/lux-captured-the-simple-error-that-brought-down-the-worlds-worst-hurtcore-paedophile-20160513-goum54.html | last1=Johnston | first1=Chris |date=14 May 2016 |title=Lux captured: The simple error that brought down the world's worst hurtcore paedophile|access-date=31 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831184554/http://www.smh.com.au/national/lux-captured-the-simple-error-that-brought-down-the-worlds-worst-hurtcore-paedophile-20160513-goum54.html |archive-date=31 August 2017 |url-status=live | work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= Dunn |first= Matthew |date= 20 February 2016 |title= FBI describe dark net paedophile kingpin as one of the most prolific child sex offenders ever |url= http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/censorship/fbi-describe-dark-net-paedophile-kingpin-as-one-of-the-most-prolific-child-sex-offenders-ever/news-story/eb468fcdb238a09883a1a6fe3b69d0a2 |website= news.com.au |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170715234936/http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/censorship/fbi-describe-dark-net-paedophile-kingpin-as-one-of-the-most-prolific-child-sex-offenders-ever/news-story/eb468fcdb238a09883a1a6fe3b69d0a2 |archive-date= 15 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> Graham claimed that he had published the video on his own website "in the name of freedom".<ref name="repulsive" /> Years later, in 2021, ''Daisy's Destruction'' resurged after it was found in the possession of American [[reality television]] star [[Josh Duggar]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Klasfeld|first1=Adam|title=Josh Duggar Tries to Dismiss Child Porn Charges on Grounds That Trump's Homeland Security Leaders Were Unlawfully Appointed|url=https://lawandcrime.com/celebrity/josh-duggar-tries-to-dismiss-child-porn-charges-on-grounds-that-trumps-homeland-security-leaders-were-unlawfully-appointed/|website=Law & Crime|date=August 20, 2021|access-date=21 May 2023|archive-date=3 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603021529/https://lawandcrime.com/celebrity/josh-duggar-tries-to-dismiss-child-porn-charges-on-grounds-that-trumps-homeland-security-leaders-were-unlawfully-appointed/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Klasfeld|first1=Adam|title=Feds Say They Found a Toddler Rape Video on Josh Duggar's Computer. Here's the 'Horrendous' Story of the 'World's Worst Pedophile' Who Made It.|url=https://lawandcrime.com/objections-podcast/feds-say-they-found-a-toddler-rape-video-on-josh-duggars-computer-heres-the-horrendous-story-of-the-worlds-worst-pedophile-who-made-it/|website=Law & Crime|date=June 22, 2021|access-date=21 May 2023|archive-date=21 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521041545/https://lawandcrime.com/objections-podcast/feds-say-they-found-a-toddler-rape-video-on-josh-duggars-computer-heres-the-horrendous-story-of-the-worlds-worst-pedophile-who-made-it/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == Criminal charges ==
-Scully faced a total of 75 charges<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> and, according to German television news channel [[n-tv]], was alleged to have sexually abused 75 children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NACHRICHTEN|first=n-tv|title=Philippinen wollen Todesstrafe - vor allem für Einen|url=https://www.n-tv.de/der_tag/Philippinen-wollen-Todesstrafe-vor-allem-fuer-Einen-article18713666.html|access-date=2020-08-08|website=n-tv.de|language=de|archive-date=22 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222191501/https://www.n-tv.de/der_tag/Philippinen-wollen-Todesstrafe-vor-allem-fuer-Einen-article18713666.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was on trial with others who assisted in the production of his pornography, including four men: German Christian Rouche, Filipinos Alexander Lao and Althea Chia, and Brazilian Haniel Caetano de Oliveira.<ref name="NewsAUS deathpen" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= Reformina |first= Ina |date= 6 March 2015 |title= Australian behind 'Daisy' sex videos charged |url= http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/03/06/15/australian-behind-daisy-sex-videos-charged |website= ABS-CBN News |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170715014858/http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/03/06/15/australian-behind-daisy-sex-videos-charged |archive-date= 15 July 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1= Rocha |first1= Alex |last2= Idaló |first2= Eduardo |date= 21 December 2015 |title= Médico de Uberaba admite pedofilia e se diz doente, segundo PF |url= http://g1.globo.com/minas-gerais/triangulo-mineiro/noticia/2015/12/medico-de-uberaba-admite-relacao-com-pedofilia-e-se-diz-doente-diz-pf.html |language= pt |website= [[Grupo Globo|g1.globo.com]] |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085241/http://g1.globo.com/minas-gerais/triangulo-mineiro/noticia/2015/12/medico-de-uberaba-admite-relacao-com-pedofilia-e-se-diz-doente-diz-pf.html |archive-date= 3 August 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref> Margaret Akullo, then-Project Coordinator for the [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] and an expert on child abuse investigations,<ref>[https://www.unodc.org/documents/southeastasiaandpacific/2014/11/vac/Speakers_Facilitators_Trainers_BIO_3-5_Nov_2014.pdf Regional Training Workshop on Responding to Violence against Children in Contact with the Justice System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510200257/https://www.unodc.org/documents/southeastasiaandpacific/2014/11/vac/Speakers_Facilitators_Trainers_BIO_3-5_Nov_2014.pdf |date=10 May 2017 }}. 3–5 November 2014 conference at United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand.</ref> described the case as "horrific" and the worst she had ever heard of. His crimes were deemed so severe that some prosecutors supported the reintroduction of the [[Capital punishment|death penalty]] as punishment for Scully,<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> despite capital punishment being [[Capital punishment in the Philippines|abolished in the Philippines since 2006]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/4694718/philippines-death-penalty-congress/|title=Philippine House Votes to Reimpose the Death Penalty|first=Joseph|last=Hincks|date=7 March 2017|magazine=Time|access-date=16 April 2021|archive-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015134639/http://time.com/4694718/philippines-death-penalty-congress/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Scully faced a total of 75 charges<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> and, according to German television news channel [[n-tv]], was alleged to have sexually abused 75 children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=NACHRICHTEN|first=n-tv|title=Philippinen wollen Todesstrafe - vor allem für Einen|url=https://www.n-tv.de/der_tag/Philippinen-wollen-Todesstrafe-vor-allem-fuer-Einen-article18713666.html|access-date=2020-08-08|website=n-tv.de|language=de|archive-date=22 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222191501/https://www.n-tv.de/der_tag/Philippinen-wollen-Todesstrafe-vor-allem-fuer-Einen-article18713666.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He was on trial with others who assisted in the production of his pornography, including four men: German Christian Rouche, Filipinos Alexander Lao and Althea Chia, and Brazilian Haniel Caetano de Oliveira.<ref name="NewsAUS deathpen" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= Reformina |first= Ina |date= 6 March 2015 |title= Australian behind 'Daisy' sex videos charged |url= http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/03/06/15/australian-behind-daisy-sex-videos-charged |website= ABS-CBN News |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170715014858/http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/03/06/15/australian-behind-daisy-sex-videos-charged |archive-date= 15 July 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1= Rocha |first1= Alex |last2= Idaló |first2= Eduardo |date= 21 December 2015 |title= Médico de Uberaba admite pedofilia e se diz doente, segundo PF |url= http://g1.globo.com/minas-gerais/triangulo-mineiro/noticia/2015/12/medico-de-uberaba-admite-relacao-com-pedofilia-e-se-diz-doente-diz-pf.html |language= pt |website= [[Grupo Globo|g1.globo.com]] |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170803085241/http://g1.globo.com/minas-gerais/triangulo-mineiro/noticia/2015/12/medico-de-uberaba-admite-relacao-com-pedofilia-e-se-diz-doente-diz-pf.html |archive-date= 3 August 2017 |url-status= live}}</ref> Margaret Akullo, then-Project Coordinator for the [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] and an expert on child abuse investigations,<ref>[https://www.unodc.org/documents/southeastasiaandpacific/2014/11/vac/Speakers_Facilitators_Trainers_BIO_3-5_Nov_2014.pdf Regional Training Workshop on Responding to Violence against Children in Contact with the Justice System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510200257/https://www.unodc.org/documents/southeastasiaandpacific/2014/11/vac/Speakers_Facilitators_Trainers_BIO_3-5_Nov_2014.pdf |date=10 May 2017}}. 3–5 November 2014 conference at United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand.</ref> described the case as "horrific" and the worst she had ever heard of. His crimes were deemed so severe that some prosecutors supported the reintroduction of the [[Capital punishment|death penalty]] as punishment for Scully,<ref name="SMH deathpen" /> despite capital punishment being [[Capital punishment in the Philippines|abolished in the Philippines since 2006]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4694718/philippines-death-penalty-congress/|title=Philippine House Votes to Reimpose the Death Penalty|first=Joseph|last=Hincks|date=7 March 2017|magazine=Time|access-date=16 April 2021|archive-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015134639/http://time.com/4694718/philippines-death-penalty-congress/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 In a March 2015 interview with [[Tara Brown]] on ''[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]'', Scully said that he was writing a tell-all journal in prison where he would reflect on his motivations for raping young children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Partland|first=Grace Cantal-Albasin, Lindsay Murdoch and Lily|date=2015-03-15|title=Peter Gerard Scully interview reveals plans to tell all|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/peter-gerard-scully-interview-reveals-plans-to-tell-all-20150315-144tgd.html|access-date=2020-12-13|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|language=en|archive-date=26 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426150702/https://www.smh.com.au/national/peter-gerard-scully-interview-reveals-plans-to-tell-all-20150315-144tgd.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
-In October 2015, a fire severely damaged the evidence room containing Scully's computer logs and videos, destroying key evidence.<ref name="SMH mastermind">{{Cite web |last= Murdoch |first= Lindsay |date= 31 January 2017 |title= Alleged child abuser Peter Scully 'may still be masterminding porn network' |url= http://www.smh.com.au/world/alleged-child-abuser-peter-scully-may-still-be-masterminding-porn-network-20170131-gu25sw.html |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170626031311/http://www.smh.com.au/world/alleged-child-abuser-peter-scully-may-still-be-masterminding-porn-network-20170131-gu25sw.html |archive-date= 26 June 2017 |url-status= live | work= [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> Some{{Who|date=July 2023}} believe Scully may have bribed a local police officer.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://philippineslifestyle.com/blog/2015/10/09/australian-pedophile-peter-scully-could-walk-free-in-light-of-new-evidence/ | title=Australian child abuser Peter Scully could walk free in light of new evidence | last=Walker | first=Timothy | work=Philippines Lifestyle News | publisher=CWCMedia | date=2015-10-09 | access-date=22 May 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701164838/http://philippineslifestyle.com/blog/2015/10/09/australian-pedophile-peter-scully-could-walk-free-in-light-of-new-evidence/ | archive-date=1 July 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cullen |first1=Shay |title=Hungry for justice: Harsh realities of child abuse |url=https://www.rappler.com/views/imho/101130-child-abuse-justice |website=Rappler |date=August 2015 |language=en |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105044222/https://www.rappler.com/views/imho/101130-child-abuse-justice |archive-date=5 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 13 June 2018, Scully and his girlfriend Alvarez were sentenced to life in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/06/14/infamous-pedophile-smiles-as-he-gets-life-in-prison/|title=Infamous pedophile smiles as he gets life in prison|work=[[New York Post]]|last=Sutton|first=Candance|date=June 14, 2018|access-date=25 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217165504/https://nypost.com/2018/06/14/infamous-pedophile-smiles-as-he-gets-life-in-prison/|archive-date=17 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Judge Jose Escobido also ordered Scully and Alvarez to pay 5 million [[Philippine peso|PHP]] (almost 87,000 [[United States dollar|USD]]) to the victims.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=Australian pedophile Peter Scully gets jail sentence of 129 years more |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/pedophile-peter-scully-jail-sentence/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117160050/https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/pedophile-peter-scully-jail-sentence/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In October 2015, a fire severely damaged the evidence room containing Scully's computer logs and videos, destroying key evidence.<ref>{{Cite web |last= Murdoch |first= Lindsay |date= 31 January 2017 |title= Alleged child abuser Peter Scully 'may still be masterminding porn network' |url= http://www.smh.com.au/world/alleged-child-abuser-peter-scully-may-still-be-masterminding-porn-network-20170131-gu25sw.html |access-date= 11 July 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170626031311/http://www.smh.com.au/world/alleged-child-abuser-peter-scully-may-still-be-masterminding-porn-network-20170131-gu25sw.html |archive-date= 26 June 2017 |url-status= live | work= [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> Some{{Who|date=July 2023}} believe Scully may have bribed a local police officer.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://philippineslifestyle.com/blog/2015/10/09/australian-pedophile-peter-scully-could-walk-free-in-light-of-new-evidence/ | title=Australian child abuser Peter Scully could walk free in light of new evidence | last=Walker | first=Timothy | work=Philippines Lifestyle News | publisher=CWCMedia | date=2015-10-09 | access-date=22 May 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701164838/http://philippineslifestyle.com/blog/2015/10/09/australian-pedophile-peter-scully-could-walk-free-in-light-of-new-evidence/ | archive-date=1 July 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cullen |first1=Shay |title=Hungry for justice: Harsh realities of child abuse |url=https://www.rappler.com/views/imho/101130-child-abuse-justice |website=Rappler |date=August 2015 |language=en |access-date=20 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105044222/https://www.rappler.com/views/imho/101130-child-abuse-justice |archive-date=5 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 13 June 2018, Scully and his girlfriend Alvarez were sentenced to life in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2018/06/14/infamous-pedophile-smiles-as-he-gets-life-in-prison/|title=Infamous pedophile smiles as he gets life in prison|work=[[New York Post]]|last=Sutton|first=Candance|date=June 14, 2018|access-date=25 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217165504/https://nypost.com/2018/06/14/infamous-pedophile-smiles-as-he-gets-life-in-prison/|archive-date=17 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Judge Jose Escobido also ordered Scully and Alvarez to pay 5 million [[Philippine peso|PHP]] (almost 87,000 [[United States dollar|USD]]) to the victims.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-11-08 |title=Australian pedophile Peter Scully gets jail sentence of 129 years more |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/pedophile-peter-scully-jail-sentence/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117160050/https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/pedophile-peter-scully-jail-sentence/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
 Both Scully and his sister complained about the conditions in the jail Scully is held in.<ref name="SMH deathpen" />
-In November 2022, he received a second conviction and was sentenced to an additional 129 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2022-11-09 |title=Australian man jailed for 129 years in child sexual abuse case in Philippines |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/09/peter-gerard-scully-australian-man-jailed-for-129-years-child-sex-abuse-case-philippines |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117160050/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/09/peter-gerard-scully-australian-man-jailed-for-129-years-child-sex-abuse-case-philippines |url-status=live }}</ref> Margallo was sentenced to 126 years, and two accomplices, Alexander Lao and Maria Dorothea Chia, were given a 9-year sentence each.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Australian, cohorts convicted of trafficking |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/09/australian-cohorts-convicted-of-trafficking/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117164116/https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/09/australian-cohorts-convicted-of-trafficking/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In total, there have been 60 cases filed against Scully.<ref name=":0" />
+In November 2022, he received a second conviction and was sentenced to an additional 129 years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2022-11-09 |title=Australian man jailed for 129 years in child sexual abuse case in Philippines |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/09/peter-gerard-scully-australian-man-jailed-for-129-years-child-sex-abuse-case-philippines |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=the Guardian |language=en |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117160050/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/09/peter-gerard-scully-australian-man-jailed-for-129-years-child-sex-abuse-case-philippines |url-status=live}}</ref> Margallo was sentenced to 126 years, and two accomplices, Alexander Lao and Maria Dorothea Chia, were given a 9-year sentence each.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=Australian, cohorts convicted of trafficking |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/09/australian-cohorts-convicted-of-trafficking/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Manila Bulletin |language=en-US |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117164116/https://mb.com.ph/2022/11/09/australian-cohorts-convicted-of-trafficking/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In total, there have been 60 cases filed against Scully.<ref name=":0" />
 == See also ==
 *[[Child pornography in the Philippines]]
 *[[Hurtcore]]
-* [[List of serial rapists]]
+*[[Snuff film]]
+*[[List of serial rapists]]
 == References ==