Australian author Craig Silvey charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material

Craig Silvey appeared before the Fremantle magistrates court on Tuesday charged with distribution of child exploitation material and possession of child exploitation material. Photograph: Tace Stevens/The Guardian

Prominent Australian author Craig Silvey has been charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material.

Silvey, 43, had a search warrant issued at his Fremantle home on Monday, 12 January, where detectives allegedly found him “actively engaging with other child exploitation offenders online”.