Perth man charged with child abuse offences

This is a joint media release between the Australian Federal Police and Western Australia Police Force.

A 32-year-old Morley man accused of using social media to have sexually explicit conversations with a young girl is expected to face court next Monday (11 November) after being charged by the Western Australia Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (WA-JACET).

On Friday (1 November 2019) WA-JACET charged the man with intent to expose a person under 16 years to indecent matter.

It will be alleged in court that between December 2010 and August 2014, the man used a social media platform to converse with a young girl, with some of the conversations of a sexual nature.

The maximum penalty for this offence is five years' imprisonment.

The WA-JACET comprises officers from the Australian Federal Police and the WA Police Force.

The Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Teams across the country are Australia's frontline in tackling, disrupting and prosecuting this insidious industry that causes significant harm to the most vulnerable in our community - our children.

The JACET model was officially launched in Tasmania and the Northern Territory this morning, finalising the roll-out of the initiative in every State and Territory across the country.

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