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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2026 · 0 MIN

Perth man receives 24-year sentence for child abuse

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A 33-year-old Perth man has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for sexually abusing six children, including a two-month-old baby. Michael Becton pleaded guilty to 77 child sex offences, with police discovering nearly 18,000 photos and videos documenting the abuse. The sentence is one of the longest ever handed down in Western Australia for such crimes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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