Police hunt under way after used condoms allegedly mailed to dozens of Melbourne women

First report of the packages, allegedly sent to more than 60 former students of the same school, was made to police on 20 March

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Dozens of women living across Melbourne’s south-east are alleged to have received used condoms in the mail and graphic messages for more than three months, sparking a police hunt for the person behind it.

More than 60 women who attended the same Melbourne school during the late 1990s have reported the disturbing pattern of about 100 letters to police, the Herald Sun reported. The packages have also contained handwritten letters detailing graphic messages.

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