NSW man charged after allegedly grooming 10-year-old girl through gaming console chat function
A 32-year-old man allegedly used the chat function of a gaming console to groom a 10-year-old girl in NSW.
The young girl’s mother told police on Monday that her daughter had allegedly been groomed online through the chat function of a gaming console.
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A 32-year-old man was arrested at the scene.
He has been charged with two counts of using a carriage service to groom someone under 16 years for sex, as well as procure child under 14 years for unlawful sexual activity and procure a child for unlawful sexual activity.
He was refused bail and was due to front bail division court on Thursday.
Originally published as Man allegedly used gaming console to groom 10-year-old girl
