CANBERRA, ACT, May 16 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A NSW man appeared before Wyong Local Court yesterday (15 May, 2025) charged with accessing child abuse material and grooming a minor online.
An investigation began on 13 May, 2025, after the AFP received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)about child abuse material being uploaded to a social media platform.
The AFP allegedly linked a Charmhaven man, 36, to the illegal activity.
A search warrant was executed at the man's home on 14 May, 2025 and a mobile phone was seized.
An examination of the phone revealed allegedly sexualised conversations with a female minor.
The man was charged with:
* One count of usin...