Man, 22, charged with possessing child abuse material after search warrant executed

A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been charged for possessing child abuse material after police executed a search warrant at his NT home

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A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been charged for allegedly possessing child abuse material after police executed a search warrant at his Jabiru home.

Detectives from the Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET) — a task force made up of NT Police and Australian Federal Police — executed a search warrant at the man’s residence on Thursday.

Police located electronic items and online accounts which allegedly contained child abuse material.

The man has been charged with five counts of possess child abuse material and is due to appear in Jabiru Local Court next Tuesday.

NT Police Detective Sergeant Paul Lawson said JACET was part of a collaborative national platform for policing agencies to address the abhorrent activity associated with child exploitation.

AFP Detective Sergeant Richard Matejic said the AFP will continue to work with Territory law enforcement partners to identify, arrest and prosecute those who target the most vulnerable in our community.

“These people may think they can hide their activity from law enforcement, but this arrest shows we will not stop pursuing you,” he said.

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Anyone with information relating to people involved in child abuse and exploitation is urged to contact Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.

You can also make a report online by alerting the Australian Centre of Counter Child Exploitation via the Report Abuse button.