<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/western-australia" rel="" target="" title="West Australian"><span>West Australian</span></a><span> man has been jailed over an evil plan to kidnap and abuse a young girl inside his own home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today it was revealed how Jason Williams Forbes had been plotting for months to pose as a policeman in order to kidnap a girl – but authorities swooped in before he could act.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The predator's plan, described as an elaborate mind map, was etched onto a mirror in the master bedroom of his Baldivis home, about 40 kilometres south of </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-protest-pro-palestine-police-response/cdfcde98-83ed-4061-a729-85539e52e684"><strong><span>Fresh tensions as hundreds gather to demand cops face action</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 39-year-old built a "panic room" in the attic to hide the child, buying timber for the construction from Bunnings.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities were tipped off after intercepting a child sex doll, which represented a female aged between 11 and 12, in the middle of 2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The judge told the court officers found nappies and children's underwear and nearly 80,000 files of child exploitation material, many stored in a folder labelled "X marks the spot".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/wa-man-jailed-over-evil-plan-to-kidnap-and-abuse-young-girl-inside-his-home/3cc73e83-c59f-4e9a-9411-ff783bb55726" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Forbes' internet searches included "volunteer childcare work near me", "how to build a panic room in the loft", "knockout chemicals and gases" and "how old can a child be left at home alone".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also took photos of children using the cameras on his Tesla, which had windows fitted with pieces of dark-tinted perspex sheets and mapping history of various childcare centres across Perth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ai-at-work-policy-termination-exclusive-poll/428a1505-b2e9-45e8-918d-14cdbe630b8a"><strong><span>Why thousands of Aussie workers could be risking termination</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Forbes had tried to explain how his depraved internet searches were "research" for a novel he was writing, adding that he owned a fake police badge as he liked to dress up. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The judge rejected all of this, saying he believed the electrician planned to follow through with the kidnap plot and sexual assault of a child.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including attempting  to possess child-like sex dolls, using a carriage service to prepare or plan to engage in sexual activity with a child  under 16, and possessing child exploitation material.  </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The electrician was jailed for seven years and five months, due for parole in just under four years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/rebel-wilson-updates-alister-wilson-to-take-stand-in-fiery-film-showdown/893cc071-d717-407c-929a-cec0a8c5e1de" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Aussie actress to take the stand in fiery film showdown</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Detective Acting Superintendent David Palmer said police were able to disrupt the offender's  actions before any child was physically harmed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Detectives from Child Exploitation Operations are putting offenders on notice. If you harm children, or if you are  involved in child exploitation in any form, you will be found, you will be charged, you will face significant time in  prison, and we will seize your assets," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This investigation is a clear example of early intervention preventing harm to children."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australian Border Force Commander Ranjeev Maharaj said the initial detection by the ABF of a child-like sex doll smuggled into Australia ended up uncovering a concerning  number of additional crimes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Baldivis property was sold to a new owner, who said they weren't told of the former resident's plans before they bought it. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></strong></em><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></li><li><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></li></ul></div></div>