00:02Craig Silvey was charged in January with distribution and possession of child exploitation material.
00:08The award-winning author is best known for his 2009 book Jasper Jones, a bestseller that was later made into
00:15a movie.
00:15The 43-year-old has now been charged with another count of possession as well as a new charge of
00:21producing child exploitation material.
00:23He appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court where his strict bail conditions were continued.
00:28No pleas have been entered for any of the four charges.
00:31The details of the new allegations have not been revealed,
00:34but the time period covered by the charge of producing child exploitation material is from February 2022 through to June
00:422022.
00:43The new charge of possessing child exploitation material is dated the 12th of January this year,
00:49the day detectives executed a search warrant on Mr Silvey's Fremantle home.
00:54WA Police have said in a statement they've also charged a woman aged in her 60s with allegedly producing and
01:00distributing child exploitation material with Mr Silvey.
01:04The 68-year-old woman from the northern Perth suburb of Morangaroo is scheduled to appear in Joondalup Magistrates Court
01:10next month.
01:11Craig Silvey is scheduled to appear in court again in May.
01:14Do that in May.
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