16-05-2025
Employer reveals his shock after finding out about his worker's bestiality and child abuse charges
An Albury tech worker has been charged with the possession of child abuse and bestiality material after police swooped on his home this morning.
NSW Police executed a search warrant at Lavington home at 6.20am on Friday and arrested Vikneskumar Thangaraj, 33.
The search came after State Crime Command's Child Internet Exploitation Unit (CIEU) passed on information to officers attached to Murray River Police District, who then made further inquiries.
An electronic device was seized during the search and has been taken for further examination, police said.
Thangaraj was taken to Albury Police Station where he was charged with possess child abuse material, person possesses bestiality material, and use carriage etc to access child abuse material.
He was refused bail to appear in Albury Local Court later on Friday.
Thangararaj worked in IT for Spider Networking, a business in nearby Wangaratta.
His boss confirmed on Friday he had worked there on a casual basis as a 'techie'.
The man told Daily Mail Australia it was an 'absolute shocker' to receive the news as he had just processed Thangaraj's wages.
'I send him (Thangaraj) to work at different locations and anyone with a criminal history cannot do that work,' he said.
