A CRANBOURNE man accused of using the internet to groom an American teenager was denied bail at a committal mention in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
Troy Belleth, 23, of Cranbourne North, is charged with possessing child pornography, procuring a child for child pornography, using a carriage service to groom a child under 16 and using a carriage service to provide suicide material.
He is also charged with possessing movies and images of child pornography and faces a further charge of using the internet to incite a person to commit or attempt to commit suicide.
Mr Belleth was arrested on 27 March, following a four-month joint investigation involving a Victoria Police internet child exploitation team and sexual crimes squad and the American Federal Bureau of Investivagation.
Mr Belleth is due to reappear in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on18 July.
Man on child porn count refused bail
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