Police have charged a 32-year-old man with child exploitation offences. Photo: File.
Detectives from the Thursday Island Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU) have charged a 32-year-old man with child exploitation offences on 2 February.
Officers executed a search warrant at a Thursday Island address and seized several electronic devices before arresting the man.
It will be alleged he was in possession of, and distributed, child exploitation material.
The man was charged with three counts of distributing child exploitation material and one count of possessing child exploitation material.
He is due to appear in the Thursday Island Magistrates Court on 19 February.
Officer in Charge of the Thursday Island Child Protection and Investigation Unit Detective Sergeant Andrew Abraham said police were committed to investigating serious crimes against children in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area.
“We have a zero-tolerance approach to crimes involving children and are committed to bringing anyone causing harm to children before the court.”
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