KUALA LUMPUR: A 27-year-old Malaysian was arrested and charged by Australian authorities for allegedly possessing of hundreds of child porn images and videos.
The Australian Border Force (ABF), in a statement yesterday, said its officers searched the man’s belongings when he arrived at Melbourne International Airport from Kuala Lumpur on March 22.
More than 900 images and videos depicting child exploitation material were allegedly located on the man’s laptop computer and mobile phone.
“The man was charged with importing Tier 2 goods, namely Child Exploitation Material, contrary to Section 233BAB(5) of the Customs Act 1901.
“He faced Melbourne Magistrate’s Court the next day, where he was remanded until June 29.”
The maximum penalty for an individual importing or exporting child exploitation material is a fine of AUS$180,000 (approximately RM542,990), 10 years’ imprisonment, or both.