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Police officer allegedly accessed child abuse material

A Tasmanian police officer has been charged with using a carriage service for child abuse material. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A Tasmanian police officer has been stood down after he was charged with accessing child abuse material.

The 54-year-old Launceston man was charged by the Tasmanian Joint Anti Child Exploitation team, comprising Tasmania Police and the Australian Federal Police, and stood down from duty immediately.

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