Cannington Detectives have charged a man as a result of their investigation into his online activities which commenced in August 2020 after police received information from the public.
It is alleged between September and October 2020, the man used various social media applications to speak to a person he believed was a 14-year-old girl. It is alleged the conversations were of explicit sexual nature and sent images of a sexual nature.
On 30 October 2020, the man was arrested by Cannington Detectives during an arranged meeting between himself and the 'girl' at the Cottesloe train station. A search warrant was executed on the man's home and it is alleged detectives located and seized, drug paraphernalia, throwing knives, Bowie knife, various mobile phones and electronic storage devices.
The 49-year-old man from Ferndale has been charged with:-
• Five counts of Intent to Expose a Person believed to be under 13 years to Indecent Matter;
• One count of Intent to Procure a Person believed to be under 16 years for Sexual Activity;
• Two counts of Offer to Sell or Supply a Prohibited Drug to another;
• One count of Possessed a Controlled Weapon;
• One count of Possessed any Drug Paraphernalia in or on which there was a Prohibited Drug or Plant;
• One count of Carried (possessed) and Article with Intent to Cause Fear that someone would be Injured or Disabled;
• One count of Drove, Caused or Permitted a Vehicle with a Forged, Replica or False Plate to be Driven on a Road; and
• No Authority to Drive – suspended.
He has been remanded in custody and is next due to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court on 23 November 2020.
