Western Australian man among three people stopped with child porn

A West Australian man is among three people stopped at airports in as many days for allegedly carrying child exploitation material.

The 46-year-old was returning to Perth from Vietnam when Australian Border Force officials searched a mobile phone and laptop, allegedly uncovering a number of images of child exploitation.

He was charged with importing child exploitation material and is due to face Perth Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

The incident followed two similar intercepts involving international travellers in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday.

A Sierra Leone national, who resides in Indonesia, arrived at Sydney International Airport on a flight from Jakarta after being interviewed there.

Images and videos of child abuse were allegedly found on two mobile phones and the man’s visa was immediately scrapped before he was put on a flight to Jakarta.

The third incident involved a 22-year-old Chinese national whose student visa was cancelled after he was allegedly found to be in possession of child abuse material at Melbourne Airport.

He arrived on a flight from Guangzhou on Monday and was found in possession of two mobile devices containing child exploitation material. 

A West Australian man is among three people stopped at airports by Australian Border Force (stock image) in as many days for allegedly carrying child exploitation material

ABF Deputy Commissioner Clive Murray said his team was committed to stamping out the movement of the ‘sickening’ material.

‘Child exploitation is a global issue,’ he said in a statement.

‘We are co-operating with international law enforcement agencies to further investigate this unsavoury character and to prevent any harm to children here or overseas.’