Two phones containing new chat app lead to man, 35, being charged with owning and distributing child porn – after tip off from the U.S.
- Child abuse material distributed from a Kik social media account.
- U.S. authorities tipped off Australian cops leading to the arrest
- Man, 35, from Queensland faces multiple child porn charges
Two mobile phones seized during the raid of a Queensland home could prove vital in the prosecution of a man expected to face child-abuse related offences.
The 35-year-old Sunshine Coast man has been refused bail and charged with accessing child abuse material using a carriage service, and possessing child abuse material accessed or obtained using a carriage service.
The charges carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in jail.
His arrest comes after police executed a search warrant at the man’s Buderim home on Tuesday, where officers allegedly found child abuse material distributed from a Kik social media account.
Officers seized two phones for forensic investigation (above, stock)
Investigations began when the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children based in the US about the distribution from the social media platform.
A 35 year old man from Buderim, Queensland, charged with child porn offenses after a tip from U.S. authorities
AFP’s Brisbane Child Protection Operations team identified the man as the alleged user of the account and seized his two phones for forensic examination.
The 35-year-old will face the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
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