Police update: Indecent treatment of child in Cairns North, QLD

Police have charged a 23-year-old Clifton Beach man with further offences following investigations into the alleged inappropriate filming of children at a public swimming complex in Cairns North.

The man was initially arrested on November 22 after he allegedly used a phone to film at least one child while in changerooms at the complex on Monday, November 21 between 4pm-6pm.

Police have since reviewed several electronic devices that were seized during the initial investigation relating to similar incidents at a public swimming complex in Cairns North and a private residence in Clifton Beach.

He has been charged with three counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16 and seven counts of observations or recordings in breach of privacy.

He is expected to appear at Cairns Magistrates Court on December 12.

Previous release:

https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/news/2022/11/23/indecent-treatment-of-child-taking-indecent-image-cairns-north/

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