Dennis Paul Rebbeck, 74, charged with procuring child for sex outside of Australia after ABF bust at Adelaide Airport

This is the former insurance industry identity police say had tried to organise vile acts abroad before he was arrested at Adelaide Airport.

A prominent Adelaide insurance identity has been charged with a child sex charge after border patrols allegedly busted him at the airport with a phone full of abuse material.

The Advertiser can now reveal former insurance business director Dennis Paul Rebbeck, 74 of North Haven, arrived at Adelaide Airport on an international flight when he was identified by Australian Border Force officers and selected for baggage examination.

After searching Mr Rebbeck’s phone, officers allegedly located sexually explicit material on the device.

Those officers then alerted investigators from the elite SA Police and AFP Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team who seized his phone for forensic examination.

Mr Rebbeck has since been charged with one count of procuring a child to engage in sexual activity outside of Australia, which carried a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.

According to court records, his offending occurred between December 9 last year and January 3 this year “at North Haven or elsewhere in South Australia”.

Dennis Rebbeck has been charged with child sexual offending overseas. Picture: LinkedIn

Mr Rebbeck appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court yesterday (7 July, 2025) after being charged with child abuse offences. He is scheduled to re-appear before the same court on 2 September, 2025. Picture: AFP

He faced court on Monday afternoon where his lawyer Andrew Moffa said there would be no application for bail. Mr Rebbeck will remain in custody until his next court appearance in September.

According to his LinkedIn, Mr Rebbeck attended Adelaide Boys High School in the 1960s before completing a Bachelor of Business at the University of South Australia.

He became the managing director of DPR Insurance Brokers in North Adelaide in 2012, but The Advertiser understands he stepped away from the business in recent years for personal reasons.

It is unclear if he has been working since, or where he had returned from when he was arrested.

Following his arrest, ABF Superintendent Jody Griswood said Border Force officers were trained to use all available intelligence to identify potential threats.

“This detection shows the critical role of our frontline officers to stop the spread of abhorrent material in the Australian community,“ Superintendent Griswood said.

“Every intercepted photo, video, or message file can prevent a potential crime and safeguard a real child.”

Australian Federal Police Detective Superintendent Melinda Adam said their partnerships with other agencies across Australia and the rest of the world were vital to stop “insidious child abuse offending”.

“Our dedicated investigators are committed to protecting children and will track alleged offenders wherever they may be and bring them before the courts.

Members of the public who have any information about people involved in child abuse are urged to contact the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE).