A Sydney man accused of grooming a child and possessing child abuse material was allegedly “engaging in a sexual act” at a bus depot in the city’s north-west when police arrested him.
Police from the Sex Crimes Squad’s child exploitation unit had arrived at the Busways depot at Windsor just before 7am on Monday following reports about the man’s online activities earlier in October.
“At the time police allege he was engaging in a sexual act,” NSW Police said in a statement.
Devices were seized a short time later during a search at Rouse Hill.
Kerim Tamer Tokcan, 46, has been charged with using a carriage service to groom a child under 16 for sex, wilful and obscene exposure in a public place, possessing child abuse material, and soliciting child abuse material.
Tokcan did not apply for bail when he faced Penrith Local Court on Monday and it was formally refused. He is due to face the court again on January 15.
Busways bills itself as the largest Australian-owned bus operator, with more than 2800 employees across 20 bus depots, the majority of them in NSW. It operates school bus services and contracted public bus services across Sydney’s west, north-west and north shore, as well as other regions in the state.
A Busways spokesperson said the company was aware of Tokcan’s arrest at its Windsor depot but was “unable to comment further”.
“We take the matter extremely seriously and will co-operate with NSW Police as required,” they said.
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