Specialist detectives from the Community Protection Offender Registry Compliance Team have charged a reportable offender as a result of an ongoing investigation.

The reportable offender, 21, of the state’s north-west, has been charged with:

• Possession of Child Exploitation Material
• Possession of Bestiality Material
• Grooming with intent to procure a child or young person for sexual abuse x 2
• Indecent act directed at a young person x 2
• Fail to comply with reporting obligations x 4

The reportable offender was remanded in custody and will appear in the Devonport Magistrates Court on 15 June 2026.

Online child abuse is a serious crime. Tasmania Police, with the support of its partners, is committed to interrupting these crimes and keeping our children safe. If you have seen inappropriate behaviour online that you suspect is child abuse, report it:

• If the child is in immediate danger, call 000.
• Call 131 444

You can also report online to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) https://www.accce.gov.au/report

You can report anonymously to Crime Stoppers Tasmania on 1800 333 000 or crimestopperstas.com.au

The Tasmanian Government’s Keeping Children Safe website is available at https://keepingchildresafe.tas.gov.au/

Support for victim survivors, if required, is available through Arch https://arch.tas.gov.au/ or via https://keepingchildrensafe.tas.gov.au/get-support/

Media is reminded to be mindful of the following national guidelines when reporting on this matter.

https://www.childsafety.gov.au/what-we-do/reporting-child-sexual-abuse-guidance-media-and-victims-and-survivors