'Child porn' may be on laptop seized as part of probe into MP entitlements, attorney-general claims - after investigators found videos of 'young Asian girls'
- The laptop seized during a probe into MP entitlements in Western Australia
- Attorney-General John Quigley claimed it had child exploitation material
- Mr Quigley said on Thursday some videos allegedly showed 'young Asian girls'
A laptop seized during a probe into MP entitlements may contain material showing 'overseas sexual exploitation of minors' which allegedly included videos of young Asian girls.
Western Australia Attorney-General John Quigley used parliamentary privilege on Thursday to claim the laptop may contain child exploitation material.
The Corruption and Crime Commission is trying to reseize the laptop, which is being held by the upper house amid a dispute between the two bodies.
A laptop seized during a probe into MP entitlements may contain material showing 'overseas sexual exploitation of minors' which allegedly included videos of young Asian girls
'A warrant was issued and a laptop taken and that led to a criminal investigation,' Mr Quigley said in parliament.
'I'm not saying there's a crime committed because it's very hard sometimes to tell the age of Asian girls, very hard.
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'But there had to be an investigation as to what was on this computer and as to whether it involved overseas sexual exploitation of minors.
'That's still a current ongoing inquiry and a computer is locked away in this parliament somewhere with that evidence.'
Western Australia Attorney-General John Quigley (pictured) used parliamentary privilege on Thursday to claim the laptop may contain child exploitation material
Opposition leader Liza Harvey said Mr Quigley should provide any evidence he has to the police.
'The Attorney-General is well-known for making unsubstantiated claims under the cover of parliamentary privilege,' she said.
The Legislative Council took possession of the laptop after it argued the device was subject to parliamentary privilege, which meant the CCC had overstepped its powers.
The battle has now gone to the WA Supreme Court.
John McKechnie was leading the investigation into the expenses scandal, but his reappointment as the CCC commissioner was recently blocked.
The Corruption and Crime Commission is trying to reseize the laptop, which is being held by the upper house amid a dispute between the two bodies
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