A 35-year-old woman has been charged with multiple child abuse offenses in the New South Wales Central West region. The arrest occurred Tuesday morning at a property in Gilgandra, following an investigation by detectives from the Sex Crimes Squad's Child Exploitation Internet Unit.
According to police, the investigation began on Saturday after child abuse material was detected and linked to an account holder in the Central West. A search warrant was executed at the Gilgandra property.
Following the raid, the woman was taken to Dubbo Police Station. She was charged with four counts of using a carriage service to make child abuse material available and one count of hindering or resisting a police officer in the execution of their duty. She was refused bail and was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.