A firefighter from southern Tasmania has been suspended from duty after being charged with possessing bestiality material.
Tasmania Police confirmed in a statement that a 37-year-old man was charged on Tuesday with one count of possessing a bestiality product. The charge came after police allegedly located the material on a storage device.
The Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) has suspended the career firefighter, according to reporting from Pulse Tasmania. “Tasmania Fire Service has suspended a 37-year-old southern Tasmanian firefighter from duty after he was charged with one count of possessing bestiality material following an investigation by Tasmania Police,” TFS Acting Deputy Chief Simon Pilkington said in a statement reported by the outlet.
The man is scheduled to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on 19 October 2026.
It is a requirement of law that any person charged with an offence is presumed innocent until and unless found guilty by a court.
The original report on this matter was published by ABC News.