A Warnbro man has been charged with 11 additional offences over the alleged transmission of child abuse material and animal cruelty.
The 23-year-old man was initially charged with six offences back in March after AFP officers received reports from the United States' National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about an online user uploading child abuse material via an instant messaging application.
A subsequent search warrant at the man's home allegedly found child abuse material and videos showing the man allegedly engaging in acts of animal cruelty on a number electronic devices.
Following further forensic examination of those devices, the man has since been charged with 11 more offences including eight counts of transmitting child abuse material, one count of using a carriage service to cause child abuse material to be transmitted to himself, and two counts of animal cruelty.
He is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today.
AFP Detective Acting Inspector Josh Gilmour said the AFP would continue to pursue offenders who preyed on children.
“Protecting children from abuse and exploitation is a priority for the AFP, and we are relentless in our efforts to identify, disrupt and hold offenders to account,” a/Insp Gilmour said.
“The AFP targets any individual involved in the production, distribution or possession of this deeply disturbing material.”
If you are a victim-survivor of sexual abuse, or have information about someone being abused, please contact police on 131 444 or report the information via the anonymous Safe2Say online reporting platform at wa-police-force-sex-crime.safe2say.com.au/report.
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