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A 57-year-old Fisher man has been charged with possessing child exploitation material following the execution of a search warrant at his residence overnight.
Yesterday (Monday, 6 June 2026), ACT Policing received a report that the man was in possession of child exploitation material.
About 1:15am this morning (Tuesday, 7 July 2026) officers executed a search warrant at his residence in Fisher, seizing a significant amount of printed child exploitation material.
Officers also seized multiple electronic devices.
About 12:00pm today the man was arrested and he faced the ACT Magistrates Court charged with one count of possessing child exploitation material.
Investigations are ongoing and further charges are expected to be laid.
Anyone with information regarding the accessing or creation of child abuse material is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or via the Crime Stoppers ACT website. Information can be provided anonymously.
Note to media: use of term ‘child abuse material’, not ‘child pornography’
Use of the phrase “child pornography” benefits child sex abusers because it:
Indicates legitimacy and compliance on the part of the victim and therefore legality on the part of the abuser; and conjures images of children posing in ‘provocative’ positions, rather than suffering horrific abuse.
Each photograph captures an actual situation where a child has been abused. This is not ‘pornography”.