Jayson Darke: Riverwood man solicited child porn from Canadian family
A former Sydney race car driver has appeared back in court after striking up an online relationship with a woman in Canada before soliciting child pornography of her young daughter.
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A former Sydney race car driver has appeared back in court for soliciting child pornography from a family in Canada.
Jayson David Darke, 45, from Riverwood, is a racing enthusiast who formerly operated and drove for Jayson Darke MotorSports.
He was arrested in February 2018 following a tip from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
A court heard on Friday a woman in Canada had approached local police about Darke after the pair had been speaking online for about a month.
Darke solicited a sexual image from the woman of her 9-year-old daughter.
“We have one photo which is the subject of the matters before the court,” the Crown prosecutor said.
He also said there was a lengthy number of messages sent by Darke.
Darke appeared in Downing Centre District Court on Friday to be sentenced for use carriage service to solicit child pornography, procure child for sexual activity outside Australia, and use carriage service to transmit/publish/promote child pornography.
However, the matter was adjourned until October for further material to be compiled by the defence including a psychology report.
Darke’s defence lawyer said the photograph was sent by the child’s mother to Darke.
Darke is currently in custody and pleaded guilty to the three charges in February.
An investigation by the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit led to Darke’s arrest in 2018.
The investigation followed a referral from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.