The founder of a circus based in the Blue Mountains has been charged alongside seven other people with the alleged sexual and physical abuse of three boys.
A total of 127 charges have been laid against people linked with The Arcade Circus for abuse that allegedly took place between 2014 and 2016.
The founder of the circus, Therese Ann Cook, has been charged with offences including aggravated sexual assault of a child under 10 and aggravated kidnapping.