Child abuse material and child abuse doll seized, man arrested
Collective Shout have been campaigning to have child sex abuse dolls removed from online platforms such as Etsy, Twitter and Alibaba. As in the case below, many in possession of the prohibited child abuse dolls are also found to have other child abuse material in their possession.
Broken Hill man arrested and charged following alleged importation of child-like sex doll
A 24-year-old Broken Hill man has been arrested and charged by New South Wales Police after an Australian Border Force (ABF) investigation into an alleged attempt to import a child-like sex doll.
The life-like doll was detected by ABF officers in Sydney, who were examining air cargo at the border.
On 25 May 2023, ABF Investigators and NSW Police executed Customs Act 1901 search and seizure warrants on a premises in Broken Hill, NSW.
During the search, officers located additional prohibited material including a further child-like sex doll along with what is alleged to be child abuse material on a number of mobile phones, laptops and hard drives that were seized as evidence.
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Sign and share the petition here!
I am an Australian fashion designer, singer-songwriter and mother of 5. Until recently, I was also an Etsy seller.
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