A school principal has been charged with making child exploitation material and other offences after searches of two properties in regional Queensland.
Police seized a laptop and a mobile device alleged to contain child exploitation material during searches at properties in the Townsville suburbs of Kirwan and Balgal Beach.
Investigations are under way to determine the identity of the females depicted in the material and whether they're linked to the man.
Police were alerted after Catholic Education "had concerns about some of the conduct" of the man, Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Miles said on Thursday.
The 47-year-old has been charged with eight counts of using a carriage service to access child abuse material and three counts each of making child exploitation material and possessing child exploitation material.
He was recently stood down from his position at a school in the Mundingburra area, Queensland Police advised.
Bail was refused and he will appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court on Friday.
