The Children in the Pictures Bonus: Jon Rouse, the man behind Taskforce Argos

The Children in the Pictures Bonus: Jon Rouse, the man behind Taskforce Argos

From Secrets We Keep by LiSTNR

April 27, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

Jon Rouse discusses his experiences with Taskforce Argos in combating online child exploitation.

With the crisis of child exploitation gripping Australia, for the next few weeks, Secrets we Keep feed brings you the LiSTNR award-winning series,  Children in the Pictures, an investigative podcast about the global fight against online child exploitation, following Australian investigators as they track offenders hiding in plain sight across the internet. The series exposes the scale of abuse, the emotional toll on those working to stop it, and the disturbing ways technology is being used to harm children worldwide. In this bonus episode of The Children in the Pictures , Jon Rouse reveals he had no idea what he was getting into when he joined Taskforce Argos to set up their first internet investigation. What he found was a problem so vast and unique that he needed to petition for legislation to catch up with the crimes his team was fighting. If you'd like to hear more of Brent Sanders interviewing detectives about their careers, search "Crime Insiders" and look for episodes titled 'Detectives'. Content Warning: This series delves with sexual abuse against children. Listener discretion is advised. See omnystudio.com/listener for…

People in this episode

Guest: Jon Rouse

Topics covered

  • child exploitation
  • investigative podcast
  • online safety
  • Australian law enforcement
  • technology and crime

Keywords

  • child exploitation
  • Taskforce Argos
  • Jon Rouse
  • investigation
  • online safety
  • legislation
  • emotional toll

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taskforce Argos, LiSTNR

Books & works: Children in the Pictures

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