CANBERRA, ACT, July 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

This is a joint Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force release.

An Ocean Reef man is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (18 July, 2025) on two charges for allegedly possessing and transmitting videos depicting child abuse.

The Western Australia Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (WA JACET) charged the man, 53, after an investigation that started when he was allegedly identified during a separate WA Police Force investigation into people communicating online about sexually abusing and exploiting children.

Police allegedly linked the man to the illegal online activity and executed a search warrant at his Ocean Ree...