{"id":117,"date":"2018-10-16T06:13:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T06:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=117"},"modified":"2018-10-16T06:13:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T06:13:00","slug":"man-charged-over-allegedly-grooming-child-online-and-meeting-for-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2018\/10\/16\/man-charged-over-allegedly-grooming-child-online-and-meeting-for-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged over allegedly grooming child online and meeting for sex"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man has been charged after allegedly grooming a teenage girl online and\u00a0meeting with her for sex in the Hunter region.
\nDetectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad commenced an investigation following reports a 15-year-old girl had been sexually and indecently assaulted by a man she met online last month.
\nPolice will allege in court that the pair met on a social media application designed for teenagers, where the man purported to be aged 17. They engaged in conversation before arranging to meet in person.
\nThe man later advised he was aged 27, and the pair met in the Newcastle area on Saturday 29 September 2018, and allegedly had sex.
\nThe incident was reported to local police last week before being referred to the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad for further investigation.
\nFollowing inquiries, detectives arrested a 35-year-old man at a home unit at Valentine about 7am yesterday (Monday 15 October 2018).
\nShortly after the arrest, investigators executed a search warrant at the unit, before executing a crime scene warrant at a home at Whitebridge.
\nDuring the searches, police seized a number of items relevant to the investigation.
\nThe man was taken to Belmont Police Station and charged with nine counts of sexual intercourse with person aged 14-16, two counts of indecent assault-person under 16, groom child for unlawful sexual activity, meet with child groomed for sexual activity, and use carriage service to plan for sex-person under 16.
\nHe was refused bail and appeared at Toronto Local Court yesterday, where he was formally refused bail to reappear at the same court on Tuesday 30 October 2018.
\nMeanwhile, police are urging parents and carers to speak with their children about staying safe online.
\nSafe internet use \u2013 tips for parents:
\n\u2022 Be aware of how much time your child spends on the internet.
\n\u2022 Spend time talking to your child about the dangers associated with online conversations, particularly when communicating with someone that they have only ever met online.
\n\u2022 Spend time exploring the internet with your children and let them teach you about their favourite websites and applications.
\n\u2022 Keep computers or internet-enabled devices in a room the whole family can access, not in your child’s bedroom; monitor internet access on those devices.
\n\u2022 Consider installing filtering and\/or computer blocking software provided by your internet service provider.
\n\u2022 Ensure you are able to access your child’s email and social media accounts and randomly check the contents.
\n\u2022 Check your phone bill for unusual outgoing calls and consider using ‘caller ID’ to identify incoming calls.
\n\u2022 Consult your telephone company for options designed to ensure privacy and security.
\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.
\n\u2022 Information on internet safety is available on the NSW Police website at: http:\/\/www.police.nsw.gov.au\/safety_and_prevention\/safe_and_secure\/online_safety<\/a>
\nTips for children:
\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.
\n\u2022 Never give out your personal information, including full name, home address, phone number or school, over the internet.
\n\u2022 Never arrange a face-to-face meeting with someone that you have only ever chatted with on the internet.
\n\u2022 Tell your parents or another adult you know of any contact that makes you feel uncomfortable.
\n\u2022 Think carefully before uploading or sending images or videos to people over the internet. Once you press \u2018send\u2019 it\u2019s definite and final \u2013 you can\u2019t get it back or take it down.
\n\u2022 Information on youth issues, including online safety is available on the NSW Police website at:
\nhttp:\/\/www.police.nsw.gov.au\/safety_and_prevention\/safe_and_secure\/young_people<\/a>
\nMore information and educational packages for parents and children are available from ThinkUKnow, a multi-agency program designed to educate and promote cyber safety: https:\/\/www.thinkuknow.org.au\/<\/a>
\nThe Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad is comprised of detectives who are specially trained to investigate matters against children and adults, including sexual assault, serious physical abuse, and extreme cases of neglect.
\nAnyone with concerns about suspected child abuse or exploitation should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https:\/\/nsw.crimestoppers.com.au<\/a>
\nInformation you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. People should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A man has been charged after allegedly grooming a teenage girl online and\u00a0meeting with her for sex in the Hunter region. Detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad commenced an investigation following reports a 15-year-old girl had been sexually and indecently assaulted by a man she met online last month. Police will allege … Continue reading “Man charged over allegedly grooming child online and meeting for sex”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}