Detectives from the Mackay Child Protection Investigation Unit will today extradite a 23-year-old New South Wales man from Sydney to Mackay on 46 child exploitation charges relating to the alleged grooming of a 13-year-old child, Queensland Police say.
It will be alleged the man used a carriage service to engage with a 13-year-old girl over a four month period grooming her and exchanging child exploitation material.
A 23-year-old New South Wales man will appear in Mackay Magistrates Court tomorrow charged with 46 offences including 28 counts of use carriage service to cause child pornography material to be transmitted to self, seven counts of use carriage service to solicit child pornography material, seven counts of use carriage service to transmit indecent communication to a person under the age of 16 years, two counts of engage in sexual activity with a child using a carriage service, one count of use carriage service to transmit, make available, distribute, advertise or promote child pornography; and one count of use carriage service to groom person under age of 16 years.
Detective Inspector Brendan Smith is encouraging parents to be vigilant and have a conversation with their children regarding cyber safety.
"The Queensland Police Service and the Commonwealth Government E-Safety Commissioner have excellent online resources for parent use regarding this issue," Detective Inspector Smith said.
"As seen by today’s efforts, we take offences against children extremely seriously and offenders are sadly mistaken if they believe they can hide behind jurisdictional borders.
"Child safety is our highest priority."
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