Darwin teenager charged with online terrorism offences
Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 29 Oct, 00:44 · Archive
A Darwin teenager has been charged with collecting documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts after police found violent extremist material and 3D-printed gun instructions.
A Darwin teenager has been charged with three terrorism offences after police searches uncovered violent extremist material and instructions for making 3D-printed guns. The investigation began in October after Crime Stoppers reported violent extremist material suspected to have been posted online by an Australian user. Police alleged the teenager operated social media channels where he accessed, discussed and reposted extremist material.
Investigators executed search warrants in Darwin on Wednesday and seized documents and electronic devices. They alleged these contained extremist material referencing violent attacks, along with instructions for making 3D-printed firearms and other documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts.
The teenager was charged with collecting or making documents likely to facilitate terrorist acts, carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. He was also charged with possessing violent extremist material obtained using a carriage service, carrying five years' maximum imprisonment, and with possessing or controlling firearms and explosives manufacture material accessed via a carriage service, also carrying a maximum five-year sentence. He was due to appear in a children's court on Thursday. AFP Counter Terrorism Commander Paula Hudson said investigators were increasingly concerned about the number of young people coming to their attention, citing the use of online environments by terrorists and violent extremists to radicalise vulnerable individuals.
How it is being reported
- AFP, NT Police charge Darwin teen with terror, violent extremist material offencesA teenager will face court after being charged with terrorism offences following a Joint Counter Terrorism Team raid on a Darwin home.The West Australian · 29 Oct, 00:42
- AFP, NT Police charge Darwin teen with terror, violent extremist material offencesA teenager will face court after being charged with terrorism offences following a Joint Counter Terrorism Team raid on a Darwin home.Perth Now · 29 Oct, 00:41
- Teenage boy charged with terrorism offencesCounter-terrorism investigators have issued a warning about young people being radicalised online after a teenager was charged with terror offences.The West Australian · 29 Oct, 00:08
- Teenage boy charged with terrorism offencesCounter-terrorism investigators have issued a warning about young people being radicalised online after a teenager was charged with terror offences.Perth Now · 29 Oct, 00:08
In this story: Darwin · Australian Federal Police · Northern Territory Police · Australian Security Intelligence Organisation · Paula Hudson
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