A Cairns man will face court today, charged with allegedly producing child abuse material in the Philippines
Border force officers found child abuse material on the 63-year-old man’s phone, laptop and hard drives when he flew back to Cairns Airport on Christmas Day 2024. After examining the man’s phone, the AFP executed a search warrant at his Cairns home on Boxing Day.
On 6 May, 2025, following further analysis of the devices, the AFP charged the man with one count of possessing, controlling, producing, distributing or obtaining child abuse material outside Australia.
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The maximum penalty for this offence is 15 years’ imprisonment.
