Man arrested at airport over child abuse material
- On Tuesday, Mark Dennis SC was arrested at Sydney International Airport after returning from Cambodia and charged with possessing, transmitting and importing child abuse material.
- Following intelligence-led screening, officers say they found suspected child abuse material on his phone and referred the matter to the Australian Federal Police.
- A laptop, tablet and USB were seized from his luggage and taken for forensic analysis alongside other electronic devices found at a Leichhardt home; investigators identified an image in a Dropbox folder and sexualised conversations with minors.
- In Bail Court, magistrates granted him conditional release under strict conditions including reporting to police five days a week, surrendering his passport, and barring internet use; he will return on March 18.
- A prominent figure in legal and charity circles, Dennis founded Reasonable Cause and is active in charitable work in Cambodia, while his defence says he will cease practice due to Type Two diabetes and a prior stroke.
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Barrister and Charity Boss Accused Over Child Abuse Chat
A prominent barrister and youth charity founder has been accused of having a sexual interest in children after being arrested on his return from southeast Asia. Senior counsel Mark Dennis was intercepted by Australian Border Force on Jan. 20 when he arrived at Sydney Airport on a flight from Cambodia. Border force and federal police officers searched his luggage and allegedly found an image of a boy, and explicit sexualised chats with and about …
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