https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/top-businessman-sir-ron-brierley-arre...Multi-millionaire businessman Sir Ron Brierley has been arrested and charged for alleged possession of child pornography by Sydney detectives who have seized 200,000 photo and video files.
The 82-year-old investor and corporate raider was arrested at Sydney Airport after being stopped by Australian Border Force at about 6:30am yesterday on route to Fiji.
Mr Brierley, who was admitted as a Knight in 1988, is one of New Zealand’s most successful businessmen and former trustee of the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust.
He is the founder of one of the country’s biggest investment companies R.A. Brierley Investments.
Police allege they began an investigation into child pornography in the eastern suburbs area in August this year.
During this investigation information led them to believe that Mr Brierley was in possession of child pornography material.
Detectives are now going through more than 200,000 photo files and more than 700 videos files contained on devices seized at the airport and his home after he was arrested.
After he was detained at the airport police executed a search warrant at his eastern Suburbs home and took possession of another computer and more electronic storage devices such as USBs.
Mr Brierley lives in one of Sydney’s richest streets in Point Piper.
An international alert was placed on his name by detectives.
It’s alleged they found child porn images on his laptop and other electronic devices in his carry-on luggage.
He was taken to Mascot police station where he was charged with six counts relating to possession of child porn.
It’s believed one of the six charges relates to “highly sexualised images’’ of an underage girl found on one of the devices police have gone through already, according to a source.
The investigation will also try and trace the identity of those in the images and the origins to see if the alleged child pornagraphy was produced locally or overseas.
He was given strict bail conditions to appear at the Downing Centre on February 2.
well another high flyer bites the dust...
82 years old sheeeeze what a sleeze..