Crime
Man in India charged over online abuse of Australian girl
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Western Australian detectives were told in 2023 about a 2020 incident involving a then-11-year-old girl.
She was allegedly the victim of grooming, sextortion, and other online offences.
This continued for several years, police allege.
Police were able to track the alleged offender to India and referred the matter to Indian authorities via Interpol.
Indian police arrested and charged a man from Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
He was charged with criminal indication, transmitting child abuse material, and sexually harassing a child.