Man, 62, faces 10 years in prison after he ‘tried to import a lifelike child sex doll from overseas’
- A 62-year-old Perth man allegedly imported a childlike sex doll into the country
- Officers executed a warrant and recovered the doll from his house last month
- Childlike sex dolls are a prohibited import under the Customs Act
- The man has been charged and could face up to 10 years in prison
A 62-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly imported a childlike sex doll into Australia.
The doll was allegedly recovered from his house in Leeming, about 17km from Perth’s CBD, after officers from the Australian Border Force and Western Australia Police Force executed a search warrant last month.
Officers from the ABF had intercepted the doll at a Perth freight depot on May 16, a day before they raided his house.
A 62-year-old Perth man has been charged for allegedly importing a childlike sex doll into the country. The doll was allegedly recovered from his house in Leeming after officers from Australian Border Force and Western Australia Police executed a search warrant last month
Childlike sex dolls are not allowed to be imported into Australia.
Those trying to import such ‘objectionable goods’ could face up to 10 years in jail and a fine of up to $450,000.
Police said the accused has also been charged with keeping child exploitation material, possessing drug paraphernalia, a prohibited drug and a prohibited plant.
He accused was produced before the Perth Magistrates Court last week.
‘Commonwealth charges for the importation of the childlike sex doll are likely to follow,’ police said.
Two years ago, the ABF and WA had arrested two men for allegedly attempting to import childlike dolls into the country.
Officers from the ABF had intercepted the doll at a Perth freight depot on May 16, a day before they raided his house