Detectives from the State Crime Command\u2019s Sex Crimes Squad have charged a man over alleged child pornography offences in the state\u2019s Hunter region.<\/p>\n
In 2012, officers from a law enforcement partner agency were conducting a covert investigation into the alleged activity of a 50-year-old man on a peer-to-peer file sharing program.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s alleged the man shared a number of files deemed to be child abuse material.<\/p>\n
As a result of these investigations, a Commonwealth Search Warrant was issued for the man\u2019s Weston home.<\/p>\n
Yesterday morning (Wednesday 21 January 2015), detectives from the State Crime Command\u2019s Sex Crime Squad executed the warrant, seizing computers, external storage devices and mobile phones.<\/p>\n
The 50-year-old man was arrested at the premises and taken to Cessnock Police Station, where he was charged with two counts of using a carriage for child pornography.<\/p>\n
The man was granted strict conditional bail to appear before Cessnock Local Court on Thursday 26 February 2015).<\/p>\n
Strike Force Trawler is an ongoing Child Exploitation Internet Unit investigation into the sexual abuse and exploitation of children facilitated through the internet and related telecommunications devices.<\/p>\n
Regular covert online investigations are conducted by the Child Exploitation Internet Unit and police in NSW work closely with their law enforcement colleagues interstate and overseas.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about internet predators should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https:\/\/www1.police.nsw.gov.au\/.<\/p>\n
Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, police are again urging parents and children to be mindful of the dangers associated with the internet.<\/p>\n
Safe internet use \u2013 tips for parents:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Be aware of how much time your child spends on the internet.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Spend time talking to your child about the dangers associated with online conversations.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Spend time exploring the internet with your children and let them teach you about their favourite websites.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Keep the computer in a room the whole family can access; not in your child’s bedroom.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Consider installing filtering and\/or computer blocking software provided by your internet service provider. The Netalert web page provides information on a number of commercially-available products at www.netalert.net.au.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ensure you are able to access your child’s email and randomly check the contents.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Check your phone bill for unusual outgoing calls, or consider using a ‘caller ID’ device to identify incoming calls.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Consult your telephone company for options designed to ensure privacy and security.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Enquire with your child’s school, public library, and places they frequent, to find out what internet safety measures they have in place.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Information on internet safety is available on the NSW Police website at: http:\/\/www.police.nsw.gov.au\/community_issues\/children\/child_exploitation<\/p>\n
Tips for children:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Do not send a picture of yourself to anyone you don’t know and never place a full profile and picture anywhere on the internet.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Never give out your personal information, including name, home address, phone number or school, over the internet.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone you have chatted with on the internet.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Tell your parents or another adult you know of any contact that makes you feel uncomfortable.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Remember that pressing \u2018send\u2019 is definite and final \u2013 you can\u2019t get it back or take it down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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