A Prospect Vale man has pleaded guilty to child sex-related offences including possessing naked photos of an 11-year-old girl.
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The 23-year-old fronted the Launceston Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning.
Court documents reveal he had been contacting an underage person on Facebook messenger in April this year.
In June, he was found at Prospect Vale with naked photos of an 11-year-old girl.
He also tried to send photos of his penis to the young girl sometime between March 1 and June 15 this year.
He was charged with one count of communicating with intent to procure a person under 17 years to engage in an unlawful sexual act, one count of possessing child exploitation material and one count of making a communication with the intention of exposing a person under the age of 17 years to indecent material.
He pleaded guilty to all three counts before Magistrate Ken Stanton.
Mr Stanton committed the man to the Launceston Supreme Court for sentencing on October 16.
Melissa Mobbs
A journalist with more than a decade of experience, Melissa Mobbs currently works as the Deputy Editor for The Examiner Newspaper in Launceston, and has a strong background in reporting on crime and the justice system. Send tips to Melissa.Mobbs@examiner.com.au or on Twitter via @melissamobbs.
A journalist with more than a decade of experience, Melissa Mobbs currently works as the Deputy Editor for The Examiner Newspaper in Launceston, and has a strong background in reporting on crime and the justice system. Send tips to Melissa.Mobbs@examiner.com.au or on Twitter via @melissamobbs.
