South East man SA’s first person charged with possessing a child-like sex doll
A South East man charged with possessing a child-like sex doll – who relocated to Victoria after receiving death threats – has been unable to front court because of the SA-Victoria border closure.
Mount Gambier
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The first South Australian arrested for possessing a child-like sex doll under new Commonwealth laws was unable to appear at the Mount Gambier Magistrate Court on Monday because of the SA-Victorian pandemic border closure.
A 30-year-old man from the South East was arrested in January after allegedly purchasing the doll from a consignor in China in December 2018, using a PayPal account.
Seeking an adjournment in court yesterday morning, the accused’s lawyer said heavy media attention at the time of his arrest had led to death threats and forced him to relocate to Victoria.
The man is also charged with importing prohibited tier 2 goods, use of a carriage service to access child pornography and use of a carriage service to access child abuse material.
He was arrested by SA’s Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Taskforce (JACET) after NSW police and AUSTRAC, the financial intelligence and regulation agency, sent information to local police.
The man’s house was raided and police will allege the doll, a computer, phone and bank card were seized.
The case was adjourned and will return to the Mount Gambier Magistrate Court in December.