Child Exploitation Arrest At Adelaide Airport

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12 June 2008 



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Child exploitation arrest at Adelaide Airport


 

A 44-year-old man was arrested on child exploitation offences by Australian

Federal Police (AFP) at Adelaide Airport this morning after being deported from

Indonesia following a joint AFP-Indonesia National Police (INP) operation.


The Adelaide man was detained by Indonesian authorities on 7 June 2008.


Computer equipment and a USB drive were seized during a search of the

man’s Jakarta residence.


AFP agents met the man on arrival at Adelaide Airport this morning where he

was arrested and taken to Port Adelaide Police Station.


He was charged with using a carriage service to access child pornography,

using a carriage service to transmit child pornography and using a carriage

service to groom persons under 16 years of age contrary to Section 474.19

of the Commonwealth Criminal Code Act 1995.


He was bailed to appear before Adelaide Magistrates Court on September 19.


The AFP’s acting National Manager for High Tech Crime Operations Kevin

Zuccato warned that child exploitation offences committed overseas can be

prosecuted in Australia.


“Through the AFP’s International Liaison Officer Network, along with Interpol

and the Virtual Global Taskforce, the AFP is connecting with our international

partners to ensure that cyber-criminals and child protection offences are acted

upon,” Commander Zuccato said.


Concerns about inappropriate or suspicious behaviour can be reported to local

police, the AFP website, or the Virtual Global Taskforce website at



The maximum penalty for the child pornography offences is 10 years

imprisonment and the maximum penalty for the grooming offence is 12 years

imprisonment.


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Phone: (02) 6275 7100






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