Argos raid allegedly finds ‘large volume’ of child exploitation material at Kingaroy man’s house

Police will allege the 26-year-old man was found in possession of a large stash of child exploitation material, which depicted the sexual abuse of babies and toddlers. See the moment officers confronted him here:

A 26-year-old man has been charged with more than a dozen offences after police say they uncovered a “large volume” of child exploitation material at his Kingaroy home.

Police will allege the disturbing material depicts the sexual abuse of babies and toddlers.

Detectives from Argos and the Kingaroy Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged the man with four counts of the possessing child exploitation material, five counts of making child exploitation material, three counts of using a carriage service to access child abuse material and three counts of using a carriage service to distribute child abuse material.

He has been released on strict bail conditions and is due to appear at the Kingaroy Magistrates Court on November 29.

Detective Inspector Glen Donaldson of the Child Abuse and Sexual Crime Group’s unit Argos said this case highlights the “tenacity” of the QPS in targeting offenders.

“This is not a victimless crime,” Detective Inspector Donaldson said about child exploitation material offences generally.

“These images have been created through the abuse of real children and anyone involved in possessing or distributing these images continues this cycle of victimisation.

“Every day Argos has undercover officers working in a range of online platforms to detect and apprehend people who seek to trade in these horrific images.

“To those that seek to engage in this predatory behaviour, remember that everything you do online leaves a trace and the QPS are relentless in targeting anyone involved in this crime.”