WA news LIVE: WA man charged over online conversations with a child
A Cooloongup man is due to face court on Friday after allegedly having sexual conversations online with someone he believed was a 12-year-old girl.
Authorities began investigating the man after receiving a report in July of a user on a messaging platform allegedly engaging in sexualised conversations with the person they believed was a child.
Australian Federal Police executed a search warrant on the man’s home in early October and arrested the 40-year-old.
He was charged with one count of attempting to engage in sexual activity with a child using a carriage service, and faces as much as 20 years in jail of convicted.
5News aggregated this summary from the outlet’s public feed. The full article, with all the context, is on www.brisbanetimes.com.au — the content belongs to Brisbane Times.
