Toowoomba man, 28, charged by AFP after allegedly using Snapchat to upload child abuse material.
A Toowoomba man has been charged with using Snapchat to upload graphic child abuse material after a tip-off from a US-based agency.
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A Toowoomba man has been charged with using Snapchat to upload graphic child abuse material.
The 28-year-old’s Newtown home was raided in September last year by the Australian Federal Police’s Brisbane Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team after a tip-off from the US-based
National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.
Police allege the man was uploading child abuse material using Snapchat.
During the search, officers located a mobile phone, allegedly containing child abuse material. A laptop and external hard drive were also located and removed for forensic analysis.
The man was charged with possessing child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service.
He will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today via videolink.
AFP Detective Superintendent Child Protection Operations Paula Hudson said the AFP worked tirelessly with international law enforcement partners to keep children safe.
“No child anywhere in the world should be victimised because of the perverted desires of some people in our community,” Detective Superintendent Hudson said.
“The AFP will never relinquish our duty to protect children online, and this is a reminder to those who seek to harm children or spread abusive material – we will find you.”
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