CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 11 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A child has been removed from harm in the Philippines following an international investigation that has resulted in multiple child abuse charges against a West Australian man.
The Geraldton man, 59, is scheduled to appear in Geraldton Magistrates Court today (11 September, 2025).
An AFP investigation began in March, 2025, following a referral from the Western Australia Police Force (WAPF), which had seized a computer, laptop, tablet, hard drives and mobile phones from the man's home during an earlier, unrelated investigation.
AFP investigators allegedly found child abuse material on the devices, including images depicting the man sexually abusing ch...