A Sydney child author has been charged with allegedly grooming children online.
An investigation was launched this month after NSW Police received reports that a children’s author allegedly sent inappropriate photos and videos to who he believed, was a 13-year-old girl.
A 41-year-old man was arrested during a search warrant at a home in Old Guildford at 8am yesterday.
Police will allege the man used his job as a children’s author to “engage inappropriately with children online.”
Detectives also seized several electronic devices from the home.
He was taken to Fairfield Police Station and has been charged with using a carriage service to groom a child under 16 for sex, and using a carriage service to procure less than 16 years old for sexual activity.
He was refused bail and appeared in Fairfield Local Court yesterday.
