NSW Police charge Albury doctor with possession of child abuse images and videos

A doctor has been charged after police allegedly found thousands of child abuse images and videos on his phone.

A NSW doctor who allegedly had more than 5000 videos and photos of child abuse material on his mobile phone has been charged.

Australia Border Force officers seized the doctor’s phone at Melbourne Airport in May after they suspected it contained child abuse material.

The phone was handed over to detectives from the NSW Sex Crimes Squad who discovered thousands of files on the phone.

The squad is part of Strike Force Trawler that investigates the sexual abuse and exploitation of children facilitated through the internet and telecommunication devices.

Strike Force Trawler detectives allegedly found thousands of files on the doctor’s phone that contained child sexual abuse material. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

The doctor was arrested in Albury during a search conducted by strike force detectives.

He was taken to Albury Police Station and charged with possession of child abuse material, using a phone to access child abuse material and importing prohibited goods.

“There is no evidence to suggest any offending occurred against his patients,” a police spokesman said.

He was refused bail and will appear in the Albury Local Court on Tuesday as police continue to investigate.

Originally published as NSW Police charge Albury doctor with possession of child abuse images and videos