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Craig Silvey: Popular Australian Author Pleads Guilty over Child Exploitation Material
Two charges were dropped as Craig Silvey admitted to distributing child exploitation material and possessing it, after his January arrest, police said.
- On Tuesday, author Craig Silvey pleaded guilty in Fremantle Magistrates Court to possessing and distributing child exploitation material, while police dropped two additional charges during the hearing.
- Western Australian Police detectives arrested Silvey in January after raiding his Fremantle home, where they allegedly caught him communicating online with child exploitation offenders and seized electronic devices.
- Since the charges were laid, publishers and schools removed works including Jasper Jones and Runt from curricula, and a Sydney theatre production was "indefinitely" paused after the disclosure.
- Silvey remains on $100,000 surety with conditions requiring he report to his local police station three times a week and is banned from child-related work including school visits.
- Sentencing proceedings will proceed to the District Court, where Silvey is scheduled to appear on July 3 while his bail remains active pending that hearing.
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The Economic TimesCraig Silvey, Australian author, enters guilty plea over possession of child exploitation material
Australian author Craig Silvey, known for "Jasper Jones," pleaded guilty to charges of possessing and distributing child exploitation material. Two additional charges were dropped during court proceedings. Silvey, who was initially charged in January after a police raid, will next appear in District Court in July. His bail was continued.
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Author Craig Silvey pleads guilty to distributing child exploitation material
The Fremantle-based writer, 43, was arrested in January after he was caught actively engaging with other alleged child exploitation offenders online.
·Sydney, Australia
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