British Tourist Arrested and Charged in Sydney for Online Child Exploitation

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A British man was arrested and charged on August 11 for allegedly engaging with 13-year-old girl in Australia in sexually explicit conversations online and arranging to meet her in Sydney.

NSW Police arrested the 34-year-old man after he drove from Cairns, Queensland, to meet the girl in Sydney. He was arrested by detectives in Westmead, they also searched his campervan and seized a number of items for forensic investigation.

The man was charged with a number of online child exploitation charges. Credit: NSW Police via Storyful