Media release

Charges – Child abuse material – Northern Suburbs

Police

The Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET) has arrested a 25-year-old man in the Northern Suburbs of Darwin in relation to child abuse material.

Around 7:05am yesterday, Detectives from JACET and the Australian Federal Police acted on information from the United States National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children and executed a search warrant at a residence in the Northern Suburbs of Darwin.

He was arrested and has been charged with:

  • Possess or control child abuse material x 2
  • Access child abuse material x 2
  • Transmit child abuse material x 3
  • Distribute animal sexual abuse and animal crush material x 1
  • Failure to comply with reporting obligations x 12

He was further remanded in custody to next appear in court on 7 July.