Glen Hulley
Project Karma CEO and Founder
Interview on Jakarta Globe TV The Perspective
Since embarking on his mission, Glen has become a pivotal figure in the fight against human trafficking and exploitation across Southeast Asia. His extensive work with a range of non-governmental organizations has taken him to many corners of the region, where his influence and leadership have been invaluable.
At one point, he managed a network of ten investigation teams operating in Jakarta, Batam, Lombok, and Bali in Indonesia; Manila, Cebu, and Boracay in the Philippines; Pokhara and Kathmandu in Nepal; and Goa in India. Each team was dedicated to uncovering and addressing exploitation and trafficking in their regions.
Glen’s commitment and expertise have made him a sought-after consultant for numerous Australian and international law enforcement agencies, as well as government bodies worldwide. His role involves working closely with diplomats, consuls, and ambassadors, offering insights and strategies to tackle these crimes. His collaborative efforts have been instrumental in forming policies and actions to eradicate human trafficking and support its victims.
In 2015, Glen returned to Australia with a renewed vision and determination. He founded Project Karma, an organization dedicated to combating child exploitation and trafficking. Under Project Karma, Glen developed the Sentinel Model, a groundbreaking approach focusing on community-based intervention, prevention, and support.
This model is currently being rolled out in Bali, Indonesia, and Cebu, Philippines. These implementations are a testament to Glen’s enduring commitment to making a tangible difference, striving to create safer communities and a brighter future for all.
Dedicating a life to the cause
Glen Hulley spent 13 years in the Victorian Police force in both uniformed and covert capacities. His fierce dedication to the fight against child sexual exploitation and trafficking was sparked in 2013 after he was offered a child for sexual services whilst on holiday in Cambodia. Following this experience, he sold everything he owned and dedicated his life to the cause.
Project Karma’s founding CEO, Glen Hulley met with state MPs (pictured with Heidi Victoria MP) to discuss our advocacies in Australia. We are focused on working with state and federal governments to assist them in understanding the scale of child sexual exploitation, review current policies, legislation, and procedures and discuss better methods on how we manage child sex offenders in our communities.
Still a licensed and registered Private Investigator in Australia, Glen has previously been involved in many high profile cases in multiple countries involving arrests of some of the worst known child sex offenders and has rescued many children which has led to much media exposure.
As part of the Project Karma’s Sentinel Model Project Glen is currently working on the ground with SE Asian communities to combat and build local resistance against these crimes building dedicated teams and facilities that are effective, sustainable and locally operated and owned.
Glen has developed a training package for local investigators that Project Karma employs and has also provided training to many local and international law enforcement agencies and other non government organisations. He is currently focusing on working with Australian state and federal Governments in consultation and lobbying to create better policies, procedures and legislation to better manage child sex offenders in society and provide more protection to children from these crimes.
In October 2015 Glen met with Derryn Hinch in Melbourne and presented statistics of Australian registered child sex offenders travelling to countries in South East Asia. By July 2016, Derryn Hinch became an Australian Senator and he took Glen’s advocacy to become his political party’s number one policy. Within a few months of being sworn in Senator Hinch began working with the Federal Government on developing legislation to ban the overseas travel of all Australian registered child sex offenders. In May 2017 the bill was passed into law and Australia became the first country in the world to take such steps to protect children in other countries from being harmed by its own citizens, effectively banning travel of over 20,000 child sex offenders.