{
  "id": 9496599,
  "title": "NSW man charged with child abuse offences as police probe crypto use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/nsw-man-charged-with-child-abuse-offences-as-police-probe-crypto-use",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T05:03:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-24/cryptocurrency-child-abuse-material-albury-man-charged/107190224"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 29-year-old man from North Albury, Jamie Bell, has been charged with various child abuse offences as part of a police investigation into the use of cryptocurrency for purchasing and producing such material. Bell was arrested on Wednesday by the Cybercrime Squad, which is part of Strike Force Angle, an ongoing investigation targeting the dissemination, purchase, and production of child abuse content online. He was charged with possessing prohibited drugs, producing and possessing child abuse material, producing animal sexual abuse material, and possessing a child-like sex doll.\n\nBell was refused bail during his appearance at the NSW Bail Division Court via video link, with Judge Miranda Moody stating that he posed a significant risk to the community. The court heard that Bell has several mental health conditions, including schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, and anxiety, and receives a disability pension and NDIS support. Bell's lawyer, Malek Alzaim, argued that his client was a vulnerable person, but the judge deemed him a danger to the community and refused bail, ordering him to face the NSW District Court on the separate sexual intercourse charges at a later date. All of Bell's electronic devices were seized for forensic examination.",
  "summary": "A NSW man is charged after a police investigation into the alleged use of cryptocurrency to purchase child abuse material.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}