A Victorian man has been charged with alleged online hairstyle after driving to Sydney for what he believed would be a meeting with a child, according to police.
NSW police will allege that the man, from Yallourn North, east Melbourne, believed he was talking to the mother of a girl under 10 and that he was having sexually explicit conversations about the “boy”.
In addition, it will be alleged that the man arranged a meeting with the mother and the girl and had left Victoria with the aim of having a sexual encounter in New South Wales.
A 66-year-old Victorian man has been arrested in south-west Sydney for alleged online preparation. (NSW Police)
The 66-year-old man was arrested in Liverpool around 11.15am yesterday.
He was accused of using the transportation service to procure a person under the age of 16 for sexual activities.
He was denied bail and will appear in Parramatta bail today.
Parents are asked to talk to their children about online connections and the dangers of social media.
“With the school holidays coming up in the coming weeks, parents and guardians need to have regular conversations with children about how they can stay safe online,” Detective Chief Inspector Chris Goddard said.
“For young people, interacting with people they don’t know on any online platform can put them at risk.”
“Our priority is to protect children from any kind of harm, and we will always use all the resources at our disposal to locate anyone who uses the Internet for criminal activities,” Goddard said.
More information can be accessed through the eSafety website. And educational packages for parents and children are available at ThinkUKnow, a multi-agency program designed to educate and promote cybersecurity.