Queensland man jailed and more than a dozen children removed from harm

A Queensland man has been jailed and 16 children in the Philippines have been removed from harm in a major international child protection investigation.

The 57-year-old man was arrested in January last year and charged with two child abuse-related offences, including trying to arrange sexual activity with children in the Philippines.

He was sentenced in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court on Monday.

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Australian Federal Police arrested the Mackay man at Sydney International Airport last year after Australian Border Force officers found child abuse material on his phone and messages “detailing his intent to pay a facilitator to enable him to sexually abuse children in the Philippines”.

After his arrest, 16 children were removed from harm in the Philippines in a joint operation with the AFP, Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Centre and the Philippine National Police.

The Queensland man pleaded guilty in February this year to one count of intentionally importing child abuse material and preparing or planning to engage in sexual activity with a child outside of Australia.

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