UPDATE: A social media vigilante accused of doing a live Facebook interview with a young child over alleged sexual abuse has been denied bail.

Trevor-James White, 30, faced five charges in Cairns Magistrates Court this morning including making and distributing child exploitation material and impersonating a police officer.

It is alleged the Trinity Beach man attended a Palm Cove residence on Wednesday night and live streamed an interview with a five-year-old girl onto Facebook page FNQ Cairns Crime Updates.

The court heard police were objecting to his bail on the grounds he may reoffend.

Police prosecutor Acting Sen-Constable Amy Rennie handed up his criminal history which included a prior incident of impersonating police and another matter where he made multiple false calls to 000, telling them he was in Sydney with a gun and was going to kill people.

Magistrate Joe Pinder denied bail and adjourned the case until August 17.

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EARLIER: A self-styled vigilante who runs a popular social media crime group will front court this morning after he allegedly conducted a live interview with a young child over an alleged sexual assault.

Trevor-James White, 30, who administers the FNQ Cairns Crime Updates Facebook group, is accused of impersonating a police officer and four other child exploitation, privacy and pornography offences.

The Trinity Beach man was arrested at his residence around 10am yesterday, hours after the alleged incident.

It is alleged he attended a Palm Cove residence purporting to be a police officer, then live streamed a video where he interviewed a five-year-old girl over an alleged sexual assault.

Sporting a Queensland State of Origin jersey, he is allegedly seen in the video saying to the child to “come closer” and “tell everyone how scared you are”.

The Cairns Post understands police were alerted to the incident following a number of public complaints.

The video, which runs for more than 30 minutes, is believed to have been seen by about 400 people, although was removed from the site early yesterday. The Facebook group has more than 6000 members.

Mr White posted a second video some time later discussing the alleged incident before touting a bid to enter politics.

Social media was yesterday flooded with complaints.

Far North police Det Insp Geoff Marsh confirmed a 30-year-old man had been charged with five offences yesterday. These include impersonating a public officer, making and distributing child exploitation material, observing or recording in breach of privacy and a Commonwealth charge of using a carriage service to transmit child pornography material.

Mr White spent last night in custody and is due to appear in Cairns Magistrates Court this morning. Police are expected to object to his bail.

It is understood police are investigating a sexual abuse case in relation to the child, but no charges have been laid.