A Chinese national intending to study early childhood education in Australia has been deported after being caught with child abuse material on his phone on arrival.
The international student arrived at Adelaide International Airport on a flight from China on Monday and was selected for a baggage examination, the Australian Border Force revealed on Wednesday.
During the search ABF officers found 21 child abuse material videos, and the would-be early childhood educator had his visa cancelled and was detained and removed from Australia on the next available flight.
He was also issued with a $660 infringement notice.
ABF Inspector Mark Vaughan said it was deeply concerning that a man planning to study early childhood education in Australia was found with abhorrent material exploiting children on his phone.
“Tackling child abuse is an important part of the ABF”s role in protecting some of the most vulnerable people in our community – children – from individuals who carry this material across the border,” he said.
“This kind of material has no place in Australian society and our officers are always on the lookout for these videos and images coming through our airports.
“We won’t hesitate to utilise our powers to prosecute or remove from Australia persons associated with these vile activities who may pose a threat to our community.”
During the past two calendar years the ABF has stopped over 435 paedophiles at Australian airports, in addition to 17 in the first two weeks of January this week.
Header image: Left, right, the paedophile student (ABF).
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