CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 9 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
Editor's note: Image of the accused available via Hightail.
A Western Australia man is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday (6 February, 2026) charged with allegedly purchasing online child abuse material produced in the Philippines.
The man, 69, was charged by the AFP on Wednesday, 4 February, 2026.
The US Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) began an investigation in May 2023 into an unknown user of a free messenger application who had allegedly offered to sell sexually explicit livestreamed shows involving children in the Philippines to other users online.
Following further inquiries, the Philippines National P...