CANBERRA, ACT, May 20 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A West Australian man is expected to face Perth Magistrates Court today (20 May, 2026) charged with six counts of possession of child abuse material.
The AFP arrested the man, 31, this morning after investigating information from authorities in the United Kingdom about an Australian user allegedly accessing a darknet forum where child abuse material was shared.
The AFP allegedly linked the man to the internet activity and executed a search warrant at a Como home this morning.
AFP members, supported by an AFP technology detection dog, identified alleged child abuse ma...