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12 June 2008
Media Release
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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