A man will face court for a transmission of child abuse material through social media.
In October 2023, officers attached to Child protection Unit in St George Police Area Command commenced an investigation into an alleged circulation of child abuse material through social media after they seized devices containing child abuse material at an address in Rockdale.
Following extensive inquiries, officers attached to St George Police Area Command, with the assistance of Hunter Valley Police District, and Digital Forensic Unit, arrested a 19-year-old man at an address on Osborn Avenue, Muswellbrook, about 9.40am on 20 February 2024.
Police also seized number of mobile phone devices along with three computers at the scene.
The man was taken to Muswellbrook Police Station where he was charged with two counts of use carriage service transmit/publish/promote child abuse.
He was granted conditional bail to appear at Muswellbrook Local Court on Tuesday (27 February 2024).
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
