CANBERRA, ACT, April 17 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A West Australian man was sentenced yesterday (16 April, 2026) to two years and six months' imprisonment for possessing child abuse material and refusing to give police access to his electronic devices.
The Perth District Court ordered the man, 34, to serve six months in custody before being released on a recognisance order to be of good behaviour for two years.
The Swan View man had previously pleaded guilty to:
* Two counts of possessing child abuse material, contrary to section 474.22A(1) of the Criminal Code (Cth); and * Five counts of failing to comply with an order, contrary to section 3LA(6) of the Crimes Act 1914 (Cth).
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