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Newcastle Herald
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Newcastle man charged with grooming girls online for sex refused bail

A WARATAH man accused of using social media to share child abuse material and groom underage girls for sex has been refused bail in Newcastle Local Court.

Jack Douglas Merrett, 26, appeared in court on Friday charged with eight counts, including using a carriage service to groom a child under the age of 16 for sex, two counts of using a carriage service to access child abuse material and two counts of using a carriage service to solicit child abuse material.

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