Oliver Phommavanh is alleged to have sent inappropriate photos and videos to someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl.
What's next?Sydney-based children's author Oliver Phommavanh has been charged for allegedly grooming a minor online.
The Thai-Australian was arrested on Friday morning at a home in Old Guildford, in Sydney's west, with police seizing several electronic devices.He has been charged with using a carriage service to groom a person under 16 years old for sex and using a carriage service procure a child for sexual activity.
He has been an ambassador for the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge as well as an advocate for global illiteracy and gender inequality with organisation Room to Read.
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