A man has been charged in relation to online grooming and soliciting child abuse material following an investigation by Strike Force Trawler. In April.
20:03 EDT, 28 April 2021
A man has been charged after allegedly attempting to groom a person he believed to be a 13-year-old girl online, but who turned out to be an undercover police officer.
The 50-year-old man was arrested by detectives at his residence in Gunnedah, New South Wales about 8.30am on Wednesday.
The man believed he was speaking with a 13-year-old girl, had sexually explicit conversations about acts he wished to perform on the child and sent sexually explicit material, police will allege in court.
NSW Police regularly conduct undercover operations to catch those who attempt to exploit children (stock image)
A man has been charged after he allegedly had sexually explicit conversations with what he believed to be a 13-year-old girl.
Detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crime Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit say they began engaging online with the man earlier this month.
Police will allege in court that the man engaged in sexually explicit conversations about acts he wished to perform on the child and sent sexually explicit material.
Strike Force Trawler detectives arrested a 50-year-old man at a home at Gunnedah about 8.30am yesterday.
A search warrant was subsequently executed, where detectives seized a mobile phone.
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A Central Coast man will reappear in court today charged following an investigation into alleged online grooming.
Detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crime Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit (CEIU) began engaging online with a man from Woy Woy in December last year.
Police say the man believed he was speaking with a 14-year-old girl and engaged in sexually explicit conversations about acts he wished to perform on the child.
He then allegedly arranged to meet the girl for the purpose of a sexual encounter.
Following extensive investigations, Strike Force Trawler detectives arrested a 38-year-old man in Woy Woy about 9.30am on January 14.