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A CHILD psychologist yesterday became the first Victorian to appear in court over the national crackdown on child pornography. James Benedict Provan, 38, is one of about 180 Victorians investigated by police as part or Operation Auxin. Charges allege more than 100 extremely explicit pornography images had been downloaded from the internet on to a computer seized by police from Mr Provan's Thornbury home. The images involve boys under the age of 10 engaging in sexual activity with one another or posing in a sexually suggestive manner. Each image showed between one and five boys. Northcote CIU detectives also seized a large number of documents and computer discs in an early morning search on Mr Provan's home in Kemp St on September 27. Mr Provan. a government-employed manager, appeared in the Heidelberg Magistrates' Court yesterday charged with one count of possessing child pornography. He was charged as a result of an FBI investigation conducted in America in relation to Russian provided pornography. Mr Provan allegedly subscribed to Regpay — the US company investigated over distributing the images. Company records seized by US authorities revealed the names of subscribers, which were then supplied to Australian Federal Police. Mr Provan is one of 68 Victorians charged after more than 500,000 images of child porn were seized. Appearing without his solicitor, Mr Provan consented to a police application he lodge a $2000 surety on his bail. "I have the money with me," he told magistrate Max Cashmore. Mr Provan is due back in the court on November 11. AAP- (13-10-2004) Natalie Tkaczuk Sikora |
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