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First person charged with possessing childlike sex doll in SA pleads guilty to multiple child sex offences
The first person to be charged with possessing a childlike sex doll in South Australia has pleaded guilty to multiple child sex offences.
Key points:
- James David Ryan Sharp was the first person charged since new laws were introduced
- The 31-year-old was arrested and charged by Australian Federal Police in January
- He will reappear in court for sentencing in July
James David Ryan Sharp, 31, appeared in the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court for a short hearing during which he entered guilty pleas to five major indictable charges.
The charges included using a carriage service to access child abuse material and possessing a childlike sex doll — an offence which came into force last year.
Sharp was arrested and charged and his premises searched by…
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