A man is due to appear in court today charged with the possession of child abuse and bestiality material after a search warrant was executed in southern NSW this morning.
Acting on information provided by State Crime Command's Child Internet Exploitation Unit (CIEU), officers attached to Murray River Police District initiated inquiries on 12 May 2025 into the alleged accessing of child abuse material online by a Lavington man.
Following inquiries, a search warrant was executed at 6.20am today (Friday 16 May 2025), at a home in Lavington. An electronic device was seized and has been taken for further examination.
A 33-year-old man was arrested at the home and was taken to Albury Police Station where he was charged with three offences,
- Possess child abuse material
- Person possesses bestiality material, and
- Use carriage etc to access child abuse material.
The man has been refused bail to appear in Albury Local Court today.
