The 47-year-old from Perth faces 240 counts of indecent coping with a toddler below 13, 98 counts of indecently recording a toddler below 13, and 44 counts of sexual penetration of a kid below 13, Western Australia police stated in an announcement Wednesday.
He additionally faces 26 counts of possessing — and 5 counts of manufacturing — little one exploitation materials.
The fees comply with a months-long investigation sparked by a tip off in July final yr.
Searches had been carried out on the man’s house and office, throughout which a number of digital storage units had been seized, police stated.
After a digital forensic examination, authorities recognized roughly 3.8 million photographs and movies thought-about little one exploitation materials.
The police stated detectives recognized 24 girls and boys who had been sexually abused. The abuse allegedly befell between 2015 and 2021.
The 9 Information report stated the kids had been aged between ages 3 and 13 — and police consider the victims had been identified to the person by household and pals.
The person is because of seem later this month within the Perth Magistrates Court docket.