A Canberra man has been arrested and stopped from flying to Britain where police say he allegedly planned to sexually abuse children.
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The 35-year-old man was arrested at Sydney International Airport on Tuesday night after INTERPOL tipped off the Australian Federal Police child protection unit and it began investigating him.
He was charged with several offences, including two changes of planning to have sex with a child outside Australia and one charge of possessing child pornography.
The offences carry a maximum 15-year jail term.
The Canberra man was due to face court in Sydney on Wednesday afternoon.
AFP victim based crime manager Commander Glen McEwen said effective cooperation between AFP and overseas agencies had proved vital in preventing crime by identifying and charging the Canberra man, who was allegedly looking to sexually abuse children overseas.
"People may think they can hide behind the internet and international borders, but we will continue to seek you out to protect children from being harmed," he said.
