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Breaking: Acclaimed author Craig Silvey charged with child exploitation offences
Craig Silvey has been charged with child exploitation offences. (ABC Radio Perth)
One of Australia's most renowned authors, Craig Silvey, has faced court after he allegedly distributed child exploitation material.
Detectives arrested the acclaimed author after executing a search warrant at his Fremantle home on Monday.
The father of three faced court on Tuesday, charged with the possession and distribution of child exploitation material.
He was not required to enter a plea and showed no emotion as he sat in the dock of the Fremantle Magistrates Court, spending most of the hearing looking down.
Author Craig Silvey has written several award-winning books including Runt and Jasper Jones. (Supplied: Allen & Unwin/Daniel Grant)
Craig Silvey: Acclaimed Australian author arrested on child exploitation material charges
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Acclaimed Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material.
The Fremantle-based writer, 43, was arrested at his home on Monday after he was allegedly caught “actively engaging” with other child exploitation offenders online.
“He was immediately arrested, and his electronic devices were seized,” a WA Police spokeswoman said.
Silvey, best known for his 2009 novel Jasper Jones, has been charged with distribution of child exploitation material and possession of child exploitation material. He appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon where he was granted bail.
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