- A Sydney man has been accused of trying to procure a young boy for sex online
- Detectives from the Sex Crimes Squad investigated the 48-year-old in October
- He is alleged to have engaged online, believed the person to be a 13-year-old boy
A 48-year-old Sydney man has been arrested after allegedly trying to procure a young boy for sex online.
Detectives from the Sex Crimes Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit began investigating the man in October.
They allege the man, from the city’s inner west, thought he was talking to a 13-year-old boy and had engaged in sexually explicit conversations before trying to meet in person.
A 48-year-old Sydney man has been arrested after allegedly trying to procure sex online after believing the person was a 13-year-old boy
The man was arrested around 9am on Friday morning following their investigations and taken to Parramatta Police Station.
Detectives searched a home in Dulwich Hill following the arrest, seizing computers and other electronic storage devices.
The 48-year-old man faces charges of using a carriage service to procure persons under 16 years for sexual activity.
He was refused bail while appearing at Parramatta Local Court and is scheduled to reappear on December 12.
The man, from Sydney’s inner west, allegedly engaged in sexually explicit conversations before trying to meet in person and has been charged with using a carriage service to procure persons under 16 years for sexual activity
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