Man, woman from Adelaide’s northern suburbs charged with serious child sex offences

A man and a woman have been arrested and charged with numerous child sex offences after a high-level investigation.

A man and a woman have been arrested and charged with serious child sex offences.

The man, 36 and a 44-year-old woman, both from northern suburbs, were arrested on Wednesday by detectives from the high-level Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET) – a joint team between the Australian Federal Police and SA Police.

The pair were jointly charged with two counts of making a child amenable to sexual activity and 13 counts of producing child exploitation material.

The man was also charged with four counts of unlawful sexual intercourse.

The woman was also charged with three counts of disseminate child exploitation material and four counts of being a householder permitting unlawful sexual intercourse on a premises.

Both were refused police bail, with the woman appearing in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court and the man appearing in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Detective Chief Inspector Matthew Lyons, Officer in Charge of Special Crimes Investigation Section said, “I am extremely proud of our officers persistence and their unwavering dedication to identify these alleged offenders, and stop further abuse. We are absolutely committed to prosecuting anyone who goes after our community’s most vulnerable.”