An Illawarra cop who tied up an elderly man and stole $100,000 from him in an offence involving "gratuitous cruelty" will be locked up for several years for his crime.

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The police officer came into contact with the victim in 2020, when he was involved in searching the man's property in remote northwestern NSW during an investigation into a child sexual offence.

At that time, police discovered a large amount of cash in a safe.

Four years later, in October 2024, the police officer, who cannot be named due to a court order, returned to the town

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