Overview
- Jason William Forbes, 39, was sentenced to seven years and five months after pleading guilty to attempting to possess child‑like sex dolls, using a carriage service to plan sexual activity with a child under 16, and possessing child exploitation material.
- The Australian Border Force intercepted a prohibited child‑like sex doll in mid‑2024, prompting a raid on Forbes's Baldivis home within about 10 days, where officers found an additional doll and a device displaying child abuse material.
- Investigators uncovered an elaborate abduction plan, including a mind map scrawled on a bedroom mirror, research into schools and childcare centres, searches for chemicals and restraint methods, and a fake police badge for impersonation.
- Police found extensive preparations consistent with holding a child captive, including a modified, restricted‑access loft with sound‑proofing materials, as well as a Tesla fitted with dark Perspex used to film local children and map potential targets.
- Forensic analysis located more than 77,000 child exploitation files, and authorities have frozen Forbes's home, vehicle and bank accounts, with potential asset forfeiture under consideration; he is eligible for parole in December 2029.