Sydney man accused of grooming teenage boy online

A 34-year-old man has been nabbed at an inner Sydney train station by the Sex Crimes Squad after allegedly engaging in sexual conversations with a teenage boy online, with whom he then tried to meet up.

Strikeforce Trawler officers began speaking online with a man from Sydney's inner west in June.

Police allege Kevin John Newton, 34, believed he was speaking to a 14-year-old, engaged in sexually explicit conversations with the minor, and made arrangements to meet in person.

Detectives arrested Newton at Petersham Railway Station on Thursday morning, with officers then executing a search warrant at a property nearby and seizing items for forensic examination.

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Newton was charged with use carriage service to procure persons under 16.

He was refused bail and scheduled to appear at Newtown Local Court later in the day.