Albion Park man arrested after raid allegedly uncovers child sex doll
An Albion Park man will appear in court next month after Australian Border Force officers allegedly found him in possession of a child sex doll.
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A young Albion Park man has been arrested and charged following an investigation into the importation of a childlike sex doll.
In December 2019, Australian Border Force (ABF) officers intercepted a package which was described as containing a ‘clothing display model’.
The package, addressed to a home in Albion Park, was examined and found to contain the lower half of a childlike sex doll.
A 21 year-old man from Albion Park was stopped by ABF officers at Sydney airport on February 22 after arriving back in Australia from an overseas holiday. An interview was conducted and his phone was seized. He was not arrested and was allowed to depart.
A later forensic examination of the man’s phone revealed a folder containing child abuse material.
Yesterday morning, March 4, ABF investigators and officers from the Lake Illawarra Police District executed a search warrant at a home in Albion Park. The 21 year-old man was arrested and computers and a USB device were seized from his home.
The man was taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station and was charged with three offences, including two counts of importing prohibited Tier 2 goods without approval, namely child sex doll parts and child abuse material, and one count of possessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service.
ABF Acting Superintendent of Investigations NSW John Fleming said childlike sex dolls and digital images are symptomatic of the broader global threat posed by child sexual abuse.
“Recent research by the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests that the use of these dolls may lead to an escalation in child sex offences — from viewing online child abuse material to contact sexual offending,” Acting Superintendent Fleming said.
“This arrest shows our officers are committed and trained to detect, investigate and prosecute those who seek to import this abhorrent material into our community.”
The man has been granted bail and will appear at Port Kembla Local Court on April 22.