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University of New South Wales Student Charged After Police Find 25,000 Child Abuse Files

Refused bail, he is due to appear in Waverley Local Court on Tuesday after specialised cybercrime units uncovered the material during a dark web operation.

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Overview

  • Detectives from Strike Force Glandore arrested 35-year-old Ali Alghamdi on Monday afternoon at the UNSW Randwick campus.
  • Officers seized more than 25,000 videos and images of child abuse material on his phone, including 42 marked as favourites.
  • He was taken to Maroubra Police Station and charged with using a carriage service to access child abuse material.
  • A magistrate refused him bail, setting his first court appearance for Tuesday at Waverley Local Court.
  • The investigation was led by the NSW State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad Child Internet Exploitation Unit in collaboration with a dedicated dark web strike force.