On 7 October 2023, police received a report that a male person was recording children and women without their knowledge at a park on Oceanside Promenade in Mullaloo.
Officers from Hillarys Police Station attended and spoke to the man before seizing his mobile phone. A preliminary digital forensic examination was done on the phone and it was identified a female teenager had been filmed.
Child Abuse Squad detectives took carriage of the investigation and a 42-year-old man was arrested.
It will be alleged the man filmed the buttocks and genital area of a 13-year-old girl whilst she was at a shop in Beldon.
The 42-year-old man from Mount Tarcoola has been charged with:
• Indecently Record a Child over 13 years and under 16 years.
He is due to appear before the Joondalup Magistrates Court on 8 December 2023.
This investigation is ongoing and detectives urge anyone with information relating to this matter, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via www.crimestopperswa.com.au.
Anyone who is the victim of sexual abuse, or has information about someone being sexually abused, can report the information to police on 131 444, or anonymously via the Safe2Say online reporting platform.
