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Australian author Craig Silvey, best known for his award-winning book Jasper Jones, has pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child exploitation material.

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00:01Appearing in Fremantle Magistrate's Court this morning, Craig Sylvie pleaded guilty to distributing child exploitation material and possessing child exploitation
00:10material in January.
00:11Another charge of possessing child exploitation material was dropped, as was a charge of producing child exploitation material in 2022.
00:20Sylvie had nothing to say to the media as he left court. His books were removed from shop shelves after
00:25he was charged in January.
00:27His books were also removed from recommended reading lists in schools.
00:31The charges Sylvie has pleaded guilty to involve images.
00:34Bale was continued for Sylvie, who had nothing to say to media, as he left the court.
00:38He's scheduled to appear in the district court for a sentence mention in July.
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