CANBERRA, ACT, Jan. 31 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

A Sydney man is expected to appear in Downing Centre Local Court today (31 January, 2025) charged with four child abuse material-related offences and drug possession.

AFP Child Protection investigators arrested the man, 58, yesterday (30 January, 2025) at a Sydney CBD hotel.

The AFP allegedly identified the man while investigating a report from the United States National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about a user uploading child abuse material online.

AFP investigators allegedly linked the Sydney man to the illegal online activity.

They executed a search warrant at the man's hotel room on 30 January, 2025, allegedly finding more ...