The 47-year-old from Perth faces 240 counts of indecent coping with a baby below 13, 98 counts of indecently recording a baby below 13, and 44 counts of sexual penetration of a kid below 13, Western Australia police stated in a press release Wednesday.
He additionally faces 26 counts of possessing — and 5 counts of manufacturing — baby exploitation materials.
The costs observe a months-long investigation sparked by a tip off in July final 12 months.
Searches have been carried out on the man’s dwelling and office, throughout which a number of digital storage gadgets have been seized, police stated.
After a digital forensic examination, authorities recognized roughly 3.8 million photographs and movies thought-about baby exploitation materials.
The police stated detectives recognized 24 girls and boys who had been sexually abused. The abuse allegedly befell between 2015 and 2021.
“This investigation is among the most vital baby abuse investigations ever carried out in Western Australia in as far as what number of photographs have been positioned and what number of victims we’ll allege have been abused,” Detective Inspector Hamish McKenzie stated, in keeping with CNN affiliate 9 News.
The 9 News report stated the kids have been aged between ages 3 and 13 — and police imagine the victims have been recognized to the person by means of household and mates.
The man is because of seem later this month within the Perth Magistrates Court.