Man charged with online child sexual offences after police raid

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 21:21 · Archive

A 73-year-old man in Sydney has been charged with multiple online child sexual offences.

NSW Police charged a 73-year-old man from Sydney's north with multiple online child sexual offences following a search warrant executed at his Chatswood West home on Wednesday morning. The raid, conducted by child sex crimes detectives and riot squad members at 7:35am, resulted in the seizure of several electronic devices.

The man was arrested and taken to Chatswood Police Station. He has been charged with making, possessing, accessing and distributing child abuse material. He was also charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend, and with soliciting child abuse material.

The investigation began in September following a referral concerning his online activities. He remains in custody and is scheduled to appear in Hornsby Local Court on Thursday.

How it is being reported

• Riot squad police raid home amid child grooming probeA man, 73, has been charged with a number of online child sexual offences after sex crime detectives and riot squad members swooped on his house.Perth Now · 4 Nov, 20:57
• Riot squad police raid home amid child grooming probeA man, 73, has been charged with a number of online child sexual offences after sex crime detectives and riot squad members swooped on his house.The West Australian · 4 Nov, 20:57

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