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

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

Editor's note: Arrest vision available via Hightail.

A Halls Head man is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (18 July, 2025) charged with allegedly possessing and transmitting child abuse material on a free instant messaging application.

An investigation began in March 2025, when the AFP-led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) received a report from Interpol UK about a user allegedly sharing child abuse material on a free messaging application.

AFP investigators allegedly linked the man, 27, to the illegal activity.

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