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Julian Assange helped Victorian police investigating child sex probe in the 1990s

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JULIAN Assange, who faces an anxious two week wait on whether he will be extradited to Sweden to be questioned on alleged sex crimes, helped Victoria Police conduct internet child pornography investigations, it has emerged.

A court suppression order lifted in Australia yesterday reveals the WikiLeaks founder helped police after he was arrested for hacking in the 1990s.

"In 1993, when Mr Assange was in his early 20s, he provided assistance to investigators from the Victoria Police Child Exploitation Unit," lawyer Grace Morgan, on behalf of Assange, told a County Court hearing over the suppression order in Melbourne yesterday.

"My client assisted in relation to two investigations. His role was limited to providing technical advice and support, to assist in the prosecution of persons suspected of publishing and distributing child pornography on the internet.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/features/wikileaks/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-at-fi...
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