Tasmanian man charged over allegedly possessing ‘significant amounts of child abuse material’

A 27-year-old Tasmanian man has been charged with child exploitation offences after authorities executed a search warrant at an Ulverstone property, in the state’s north.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Australian Federal Police said a team comprising Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Tasmania Police members had charged the man with allegedly “accessing and possessing significant amounts of child abuse material”.

“The Tasmanian Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team (JACET) executed the search warrant at the man’s Ulverstone home following reports to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) via the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in the United States,” the AFP said.

“Investigators seized a…