CANBERRA, ACT, April 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
This is a joint release between Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force
A West Australian man is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (17 April, 2026) charged with possessing child abuse material.
The AFP charged the man, 58, in October, 2025, and he first appeared before Perth Magistrates Court on 18 December, 2025.
An investigation began after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at Perth Airport stopped the man for a baggage examination after he arrived on an international flight on 17 October, 2025.
ABF officers allegedly found a collage of images depicting child abuse material on the man's mobile phone and repor...