CANBERRA, ACT, June 4 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force.
A Canberra man, 21, is expected to appear in Downing Centre Local Court today (4 June, 2025) after he was charged with online child abuse offences before boarding a flight to Santiago, Chile.
Australian Border Force (ABF) officers examined the man's baggage at Sydney Airport on 22 April, 2025, after he returned to Australia on an international flight and seized a mobile phone for further examination.
ABF notified the AFP of suspected child abuse material on the phone and ACT Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET) began an investigation.
Yesterday (3 June,...