A Tasmanian man is expected to appear in Launceston Magistrates Court on August 29, charged with possessing child abuse material.
The Tasmanian Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (TAS JACET), comprising members from the AFP and Tasmania Police, arrested and charged the man today.
The investigation began when the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) received a report from the United States National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about an online user uploading child abuse material.
AFP investigators allegedly linked the man, 48, to the illegal online activity.
A search warrant was executed at his South Launceston home on August 29, with investigators allegedly finding child abuse material on electronic devices. The devices will be subject to further forensic examination.
AFP Detective Sergeant Aaron Hardcastle said the AFP and its state and territory law enforcement partners remained committed to protecting our community’s most vulnerable.
“Offences against children are particularly heinous due to the exploitation involved, and we will continue to target this type of offending Australia-wide,” Det-Sgt Hardcastle said. “Our message to online offenders has not changed – if you procure, access, or transmit child abuse material, you will be found, arrested and prosecuted.”
The man was charged with one count of possessing child abuse material accessed or obtained using a carriage service, contrary to section 474.22A of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth). The maximum penalty for the offences is 15 years’ imprisonment.
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