US EditionSydney teacher charged with alleged child grooming
Benjamin David Collinge, 29, allegedly groomed a 14-year-old online and possessed child abuse material; police found explicit images exchanged for money on his devices.
- At 5:45am on Thursday, detectives from the NSW Police Sex Crimes Squad arrested Benjamin David Collinge, a 29-year-old casual teacher at Newington College, at his Beecroft home and charged him with grooming someone under 16 and accessing child abuse material.
- The arrest stemmed from Strike Force Trawler, an ongoing NSW Police Sex Crimes Squad investigation into child exploitation on the internet, after detectives alleged Collinge posed as a 17-year-old boy to deceive a 14-year-old girl unfamiliar to him.
- Superintendent Leis alleged "the 29-year-old actively took steps online to reach out to this vulnerable 14-year-old girl," pressuring her to send sexually explicit material in exchange for money; a search of Collinge's devices unearthed child abuse material.
- Newington College immediately terminated Collinge's employment after the charges were laid, while Collinge was refused bail and will face court on Thursday; the school confirmed no current students were identified as victims.
- The headmaster stated Collinge had worked in casual roles across Newington's senior, Wyvern House, and Lindfield campuses since 2015 with a valid Working With Children Check and no prior complaints, while annual tuition reaches $48,141 for Year 12 students.
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A 29-year-old teacher was charged in Australia after attempting to obtain sexual photos of a 14-year-old girl for money. He was arrested at her Sydney home and detained.
Benjamin David Collinge, a 29-year-old teacher at a school near Sydney, was arrested. He is suspected of soliciting sexual content from a 14-year-old on social networks in exchange for money.
Sydney teacher charged after allegedly grooming 14-year-old girl
A teacher in Sydney has been charged after allegedly asking for explicit material from a teenage girl in exchange for money.Investigations began after police received a report that a 14-year-old girl had been communicating with the male teacher on social media, with the teacher allegedly trying to get the girl to send him sexually explicit material over the internet and over the phone.LIVE UPDATES: Iran dismisses US ceasefire plan, issues its ow…
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