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Police officer charged with child sex offences

A former senior sergeant, aged 50, has been charged with child sex offences in Queensland. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

A police officer has been charged with child sex offences in central Queensland.

The 50-year-old man, a former senior sergeant, was suspended from the Queensland Police Service before he resigned.

He has been charged with possessing child exploitation material and using a carriage service to access exploitation material, police said. 

He is due to appear at Mackay Magistrates Court on June 19. 

1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732)

National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028

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