CANBERRA, ACT, June 5 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Broome man is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court today (5 June, 2026) charged for allegedly purchasing child abuse material from a person in the Philippines.
The AFP charged the man, 45, after receiving information from the Philippines National Police (PNP), who were investigating another person suspected of selling and distributing child abuse material.
It is alleged the PNP investigation identified communications between the person they were investigating and an Australian phone number about the purchase of child abuse material.
That information was provided to the AFP, which allegedly linked the phone number to the Broome man.
The P...