CANBERRA, ACT, March 18 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
Editor's note:Arrestvision andimageavailable via Hightail
A Wollongong manhasappeared before the NSW Bail Division Courts(13March,2026) chargedwithpossessingand transmitting child abuse material.
The man, 55, was granted conditional bail and is next scheduled to appear before Wollongong Local Court on 6May,2026.
The AFP launched an investigationinFebruary,2026,following a reportto the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE)regardingan online user on an instant messaging application displaying a sexual interest in children.
AFP investigators allegetheWollongongmanis linkedto the illegal online activity.
A search warrant was executed...