Arrest of Pascoe Vale man over online child-sex exploitation claims A MELBOURNE man has been arrested over allegations of online sexual exploitation of more than 20 children. Detectives from the Victoria Police Astraea taskforce arrested a 31-year-old Pascoe Vale man over the allegations. Police said he was alleged to have approached girls aged 11 to 16 using false identities on social networking sites. He is accused of coercing them to send sexually explicit videos and pictures of themselves. The man was arrested at a business in Hawthorn. Mobile computer devices were later seized from his home. He is expected to be charged with using a carriage service to cause a child to engage in sexual activity, procuring child pornography and procuring children for sexual activity. Astraea was set up last year to crack down on sex crimes committed on children, particularly those involving online offending and grooming. Anyone with information on such crimes can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit the website www.crimestoppers.com.au.