CANBERRA, ACT, Feb. 26 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:

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

A West Australian man has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of four years, after authorities found child exploitation material on his phone when he returned from overseas.

The Perth man, 49, was sentenced in the Perth District Court yesterday (25 February, 2025) after pleading guilty to 12 charges relating to possessing, accessing, transmitting and soliciting child abuse material.

An investigation started after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Perth Airport examined the man's baggage when he ...