A man has been charged with child abuse offences after allegedly inappropriate images were inadvertently displayed during a university lecture, Victoria police have said.
Police said in a statement that detectives from the Melbourne sexual offence and child abuse investigation team had charged a 74-year-old man after a lengthy investigation.
Detectives allege the inappropriate images were inadvertently displayed during a lecture in the Melbourne CBD on 5 February.
“The matter was reported to police and an investigation commenced,” police said.
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The man was interviewed on 12 February after a warrant was executed at an address in Middle Park, a suburb in Melbourne’s inner south-east, and multiple electronic items were seized.
Detectives also travelled to Sydney and executed a search warrant at a second property with the assistance of NSW police on 13 February.
“Further electronic devices were located and the investigation into those devices remains ongoing,” Victoria police said.
The Middle Park man was charged with one count of possess child abuse material (commonwealth offence) and two counts of possess child abuse material (Crimes Act).
He was due to appear at Melbourne magistrates court on 7 August.
• This article was amended on 2 August 2025. Police initially said the man was aged 70 but later clarified he was 74.
