National media release
Melbourne man charged with child pornography offences
Thursday, 10 April 2008
A 23-year-old Mount Dandenong man will appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court this afternoon after being charged by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with child pornography offences.
Federal Agents from the AFP Child Protection Operations Team executed a search warrant at the man’s residential address today.
During the execution of the search warrant a computer allegedly containing images of child abuse material was found and seized.
AFP agents charged the man with use of a carriage service to access child pornography material under the Criminal Code Act 1995 and one count of possessing child pornography under the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic).
The maximum penalty for these offences is five and 10 years imprisonment respectively.
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