Alleged child groomer arrested after stepping off cruise ship in Sydney Harbour
Police have arrested an alleged predator the moment he stepped off a cruise ship in Sydney Harbour.
Detectives from the NSW Police Sex Crimes Squad claim the 48-year-old man had arranged online to have sex with a 14-year-old girl once he'd arrived back in Sydney from his ocean getaway.
An investigation first opened into an online user attempting to contact children for sexual activity in June this year.
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The man was arrested after stepping off a cruise ship at the overseas Passenger Terminal (file). Wolter Peeters
Police allege the man sent inappropriate photos and video to a person he believed to be a teenage girl in the lead up to his arrest.
Following their queries, detectives arrested the man at the International Passenger Terminal in Sydney, at about 7am today.
He was charged with using a carriage service to procure a child under 16 years for sexual activity and has been bail refused to appear in court today.
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