A 55-year-old Humpty Doo man appeared in Darwin Local Court on 25 September 2025 charged with allegedly soliciting sexually explicit images from an undercover officer posing as a child.
The man was charged yesterday (24 September, 2025) following an investigation that began in March 2025, when the Northern Territory Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (NT JACET) – comprising AFP and NT Police – received a tip from the United States’ Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
The report alleged that an online user was seeking sexually explicit images from a person believed to be a 14-year-old girl in the US.
AFP investigators allegedly linked the man to the activity and executed a search warrant at his home in April 2025, seizing a mobile phone. Forensic analysis reportedly uncovered sexually explicit material connecting him to the HSI report.
AFP Superintendent Greg Davis said the team was “relentless in its pursuit of offenders seeking to harm children online.”
“The work of NT JACET is pivotal to protecting children, wherever they live, and to ensure anyone who tries to harm them is identified and brought before the courts.”
Det Supt Davis added, “For those who seek to harm our vulnerable young people, know that there is nowhere to hide.”
Northern Territory Police Acting Senior Sergeant Sarah Firth described the offences as “atrocious” and emphasised that police would continue working with partners to hold offenders accountable.
“Trust that if you are engaging in these crimes, you will be found next,” a/Sgt Firth said.
The man faces one count of procuring a child to engage in sexual activity outside Australia and one count of using a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a person under 16. The maximum penalties for these offences are 15 years and 10 years’ imprisonment respectively.
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