A once-respected banking executive has been arrested at Sydney airport and accused of trying to have sex with teenage girls in his hotel room.
Christopher James McCann, 50, was charged on Tuesday with one count of using electronic communication to procure a child under 16 for a sexual act.
McCann, who worked at a Commonwealth Bank in Sydney, allegedly tried to find two teenage girls for sex in a Brisbane hotel, News.com.au reported.
Prosecutors will allege McCann had sought the help of an 18-year-old sex worker he met while in the city in May.
The group allegedly met in McCann's hotel before a concerned worker alerted police after becoming suspicious.
Following a two-month joint investigation, a warrant for his arrest was granted by a Queensland Court and McCann was promptly arrested at Sydney Airport.
The banking executive was then extradited to Brisbane on July 9 before his case was mentioned at Brisbane Arrest Court on Friday.
His defence attorney, Evan O'Hanlon-Rose, attempted to secure bail for McCann but this motion was delayed after a second person was accused of the same crime.
Shauntelle Went was charged with the same offence and now stands as McCann's co-accused.
Police prosecutor Jordan Theed told the court the case was 'unusual' because Mr McCann allegedly used an 18-year-old sex worker to procure a child.
Magistrate Julian Noud found it was best to handle both cases together and McCann and Went were both remanded to custody, The Daily Telegraph reported.
New South Wales' state crime command's sex crimes squad established Strike Force Coalhurst in March to investigate McCann.
It then referred the matter to Queensland Police Service's child exploitation unit Argos after it discovered McCann's attempts to procure a minor.
Detective Superintendent Jayne Doherty, Commander of the NSW Police Force Sex Crimes Squad, said states are working together kept children safe everywhere.
'Working closely with Queensland Police, we were able to track a suspect who believed interstate travel would allow him to evade detection. He was wrong,' she said.
'These joint efforts demonstrate that our law enforcement capabilities don't stop at state borders.
'If you fly interstate to commit crimes, know that our reach is national.'
Cameron Burke, Argos' Detective Acting Inspector, said sexual predators seeking to harm children will not be tolerated anywhere in Australia.
'Argos investigators and police across the country work collaboratively to share information, intelligence and investigative assistance,' he said.
'We are constantly online, working tirelessly to identify and apprehend offenders.'
The case has been adjourned until July 14.