A Queensland man posing as pop singer Justin Bieber online has been charged with multiple serious offences after posing as the celebrity in order to solicit explicit images from young children.
The 42-year-old man had been earlier been charged with a number of child sex offences including possessing child exploitation material and using a carriage service to groom persons under 16.
After a thorough examination of the man’s computer, he has this week been further charged with another 931 child sex offences, including, rape, indecent treatment of children, making child exploitation material, using a carriage service to procure person under 16, and using a carriage service for child pornography material.
It will be alleged that the man used multiple online platforms including Facebook and Skype to communicate with his victims.
A large amount of child exploitation material was seized from his computer.
It is alleged his offending dates back to at least 2007.
This post originally appeared on ABC News.
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