A 59-year-old Ringwood man has been jailed for a maximum of five years, after accessing explicit images of underage children and participating in inappropriate conversations with children online.
The man faced the Melbourne County Court yesterday, following a Victorian Joint-Anti Child Exploitation Team (VIC JACET) investigation. He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of three years.
“Investigators arrested the man when he arrived in Melbourne in December last year,” the Australian Federal Police said in a statement today.
“The VIC JACET charged the man with thirteen offences relating to obtaining child abuse material, including offences relating to obtaining material outside of Australia.
“The man was convicted after the court heard that the man had procured explicit images of underage children while participating in inappropriate online conversations with minors using his mobile phone.”
Members of the public who have any information about people involved in child exploitation are urged to call Crime stoppers on 1800 333 000.
