A 68-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 months’ jail after being caught in possession of more than 2,000 image and video files depicting child abuse material.
The Central Coast man was sentenced in Gosford District Court today after pleading guilty to one count of possessing child abuse material.
Australian Federal Police (AFP) investigators executed a search warrant at the man’s home in March, 2023, after investigating a report from the United States’ National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about a user uploading child abuse material online.
Investigators found and seized two external hard drives which contained 2256 files of child abuse material, comprising 102 videos and 2,154 images.
AFP Detective acting Superintendent Stuart Millen said the AFP remained committed to protecting the community’s most vulnerable.
“Unfortunately, online child abuse material is not rare, and is a focus for the AFP and other law enforcement agencies,” Det A/Supt Millen said.
“Anyone who views this material is committing a crime. Children are not commodities to be used for the abhorrent gratification of sexual predators.”
Members of the public who have information about people involved in child abuse are urged to contact the ACCCE. If you know abuse is happening right now or a child is at risk, call police immediately on 000.
