# Award-winning Australian children’s author Craig Silvey jailed over child exploitation material

https://mins.news/en/item/125107

- The Guardian, 2026-11-02 08:01 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/02/australian-author-craig-silvey-jailed-child-exploitation-material-ntwnfb

> Craig Silvey was sentenced to seven months in prison after pleading guilty to distributing and possessing child exploitation material. A Western Australian district court heard he had sent messages expressing sexual desire for young boys and had explicit images of children and adults on his devices.

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