CHANNEL 9 Peter Scully is accused of 75 crimes of sex abuse against children and trafficking

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Peter Scully allegedly sexually abused and tortured Filipino children and babies as young as 18-months – recording the vile acts and selling the films to paedophiles around the world. A court heard how the alleged predator, accused of 75 sex crimes, directed a video called ‘Daisy’s Destruction’, in which a five-year-old girl was hung upside down by her feet, sexually assaulted and bashed. The torture was carried out by a masked naked woman, believed to be either Carmen Alvarez or Liezyl Magallo who are both girlfriends for Scully. The pair are also facing child exploitation charges. Alvarezo is said to have been taken in by Scully after he met her as a 14-year-old prostitute in the Philippines.

I cried when I was watching them... in fact I feel like crying just now while talking about it. It was hard to believe what I was seeing... that somebody could do those things to children. Prosecutor Ruby Malanog

The film’s victim, who screams and cries as she is tortured, is believed to be a girl called Barbie – kidnapped from her family by Magallo. The footage is said to be so disturbing that a police chief described it as “the worst we have encountered in our years campaigning against child pornography”. In other similar videos, Scully allegedly uses lighters, hot wax, barbed wire and sex toys on children, and is also accused of inflicting torture such as submersion in water. Police say Scully then sold the films for up to $10,000 per view on his child pornography website called ‘No Limits Fun’.

CHANNEL 9 Scully was arrested after two victims, aged 9 and 12, escaped from his clutches

Prosecutor Ruby Malanog told the court: “I cried when I was watching them... in fact I feel like crying just now while talking about it. “It was hard to believe what I was seeing... that somebody could do those things to children.” One video sees cousins Queenie and Daisy, aged nine and 12, repeatedly raped while being forced to dig their own graves as punishment for a failed attempt at escape, Ms Malanog said. It is claimed the girls were lured into Scully’s clutches when offered food and shelter by Alvarez. They were held captive and forced to wear dog collars and chains for five days, before Alvarez allegedly let them go out of guilt.

GETTY The alleged paedophile ran a pornography site, charging $10,000 per view of films he directed

Following their escape, the pair alerted authorities to Scully’s alleged crimes, telling police how Alvarez forced them to engage in sexual acts while the former Melbourne businessman filmed. Other victims were reportedly groomed when Scully promised their impoverished parents that he was able to feed them and ensure they received a good education. With the aid of the Australian Federal Police, and filmed by an Australian TV channel, Scully was arrested by Filipino police in February last year. Alleged accomplice Alvarez then led the police to an apartment rented by the paedophile in the southern Philippine city of Suragio, where police say the remains of an 11-year-old girl were found underneath the kitchen. Eight girls, all aged under 13 at the time the offences were alleged to have taken place, are now being held in witness protection.

GETTY Prosecutors in the Phillipines want the death penalty reintroduced to execute Scully

Scully has plead not guilty to the charges of rape and trafficking, and is being held in a Filipino jail. Despite the heinous accusations made against him, the Australian was seen laughing and joking with fellow inmates during his Tuesday hearing where he faced the first six charges. His former lawyer Alejandra Jose Pallugana has claimed his ex-client treats prison like a holiday – even demanding a mobile and fresh beef, pork, and chicken. The Philippines outlawed the death penalty in 1986, but prosecutors reportedly feel it is the only punishment appropriate for the shocking crimes.

GETTY Scully's two girlfriends are also facing jail for exploitation