A man has been charged following an investigation by Strike Force Trawler detectives into the alleged online procurement of a child for sex.
\nIn July 2018, detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad\u2019s Child Exploitation Internet Unit (CEIU) began engaging online with a man from the Hunter region.
\nPolice will allege in court that the man believed he was speaking with a 14-year-old girl and engaged in highly-sexualised conversations and made arrangements to meet with the child for sex.
\nFollowing extensive investigations, a 42-year-old man was arrested by strike force detectives in a shopping centre carpark at Salamander Bay, about 10am yesterday (Thursday 18 October 2018).
\nShortly after the arrest, a search warrant was executed at a Tanilba Bay home, where investigators seized two laptops, and an electronic storage device.
\nThe man was taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station and charged with use carriage service to procure person under 16 years for sex.
\nHe was refused bail to appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court later today (Friday 19 October 2018).
\nInvestigations are continuing.
\nStrike Force Trawler is an ongoing investigation by the CEIU into the sexual abuse and exploitation of children facilitated through the internet and related telecommunications devices.
\nRegular covert online investigations are conducted by the CEIU; and police in NSW work closely with their law-enforcement colleagues interstate and overseas.
\nAnyone with information about internet predators should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https:\/\/nsw.crimestoppers.com.au\/
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