CANBERRA, ACT, May 15 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint media release between the AFP and Queensland Police Service
A registered Australian child sex offender who allegedly fled Australia in his yacht last year in breach of his reporting obligations is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (15 May, 2026).
The AFP charged the North Queensland man, 57, after he arrived at Perth Airport following his deportation from Thailand on 9 May, 2026. He appeared in court the following day (10 May, 2026) and was remanded in custody.
The AFP alleges the man left the country without notifying the Queensland Police Service (QPS) in October, 2025, in direct breach of his Queensland-mandated t...