CANBERRA, ACT, May 1 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
Four children have been removed from harm in the Philippines, and a West Australian man has been sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment for child abuse offences, following an international investigation.
The Mandurah man, 68, was sentenced in Perth Magistrates Court yesterday (30 April, 2026). He will be eligible for parole in nine years.
An AFP investigation began in June, 2024, after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers selected the man for a baggage examination when he arrived in Perth on an international flight.
ABF officers located communications on a social media application on the man's phone between him andoverseas-based individuals related to c...