Evil Aussie tradie jailed over sick plot to do the unthinkable in his attic - as cops make a disgusting discovery inside his home
- Jason William Forbes is behind bars
- Sinister plan came undone after he ordered child sex dolls
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A tradie spent months preparing to kidnap and sexually abuse a young girl in his attic before the heinous plot was foiled by police.
Sickening details of the elaborate plan can now be revealed after Jason William Forbes, 39, was recently sentenced.
The Perth electrician 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.
The Perth District Court heard that in the months prior to his arrest, Forbes scoped out schools and childcare centres for potential victims by impersonating a police officer.
He bought timber from Bunnings to transform the roof space in his Baldivis home into a soundproof 'panic room' to hide the child.
Detectives were tipped off by authorities and launched an investigation in July 2024 after Australian Border Force officials seized two bespoke child sex dolls that he had ordered.
When police raided his home, they found an 'elaborate mind map' outlining the abduction scrawled on a mirror in the master bedroom.
They also seized nappies, children's underwear, dolls and nearly 80,000 files of child exploitation material.
Jason William Forbes spent months preparing to kidnap and sexually abuse a young girl in his attic before police unearthed the heinous plot
An 'elaborate mind map' outlining the abduction was scrawled on a mirror in the master bedroom of Forbes' Baldivis home
His internet history revealed disturbing Google searches such as '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'.
The court also heard that Forbes used his Tesla to film children on a driveway less than two kilometres from his home and had blacked out windows of his Tesla in preparation to snatch a child.
The court heard Forbes told police that the mind map found in his master bedroom was research for a book he was writing and bought the fake cop badge because he liked to dress up.
His lawyer told the court that the attic had been modified to provide short-term accommodation to a relative.
Judge Darren Renton SC dismissed the claims.
'The timing of your searching about lofts in combination with the other searches you carried out indicates to me a correlation with your use of a carriage service in planning to procure a child for sexual activity rather than it being a merely innocent coincidence,' he told Forbes during sentencing.
Forbes was sentenced to almost seven-and-a-half-years behind bars and could be eligible for parole as early as late 2029.
Former neighbours and the new owner of Forbes' old home were shocked to learn about the chilling plot.
The court heard that Forbes transformed his attic (pictured in the top right hand corner) into a soundproof 'panic room' to hide the child
Forbes could be eligible for parole as early as late 2029
'I wanted to ring police to find out if any of images he had were of our children - it could have been our kids' one neighbour told reporters.
A father-of-four added: 'It's sickening. I think the police should have let us know what was going on.
'He had no interest in meeting any of us.'
Police hope the investigation puts would-be offenders on notice.
'This investigation is a clear example of early intervention preventing harm to children,' Sex Crimes Detective Acting Superintendent David Palmer said.
'Through the identification of concerning behaviour and extensive preparatory planning, WA Police were able to disrupt the offender's actions before any child was physically harmed.'
