00:01Ben Collins is accused of posing as a 17 year old boy when he contacted the child on social media
00:07just over a week ago.
00:09It's alleged the 29 year old offered her money to send him sexually explicit material and tried to pressure her
00:15when she refused.
00:17Officers say the 14 year old girl who wasn't known to him told her parents straight away who then reported
00:23it to police.
00:24Mr Collins was arrested at a home in Beecroft in Sydney's north early this morning.
00:29It's alleged child abuse material was also found on his phone during the search.
00:34He was taken to Gladesville police station and charged with using a carriage service to groom a minor and using
00:40a carriage service to access child abuse material.
00:44Mr Collins is a music teacher at Newington College which is a private school in Sydney's inner west.
00:49Police say they've conducted an assessment with the school and believe none of the students have been put at risk.
00:55But they're encouraging children or parents who believe they may have been contacted by him to alert detectives.
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