Ex-SA corrections officer Stewart Iain Berry to stand trial over allegations he indecently filmed children
A top public servant will stand trial over allegations he indecently filmed children as part of an online SA pedophile syndicate.
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A former senior Correctional Services officer has denied any involvement in an SA-based online pedophile ring and will stand trial over the allegations.
In the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday, Stewart Iain Berry pleaded not guilty to multiple charges relating to the possession and dissemination of child exploitation material.
He also denied indecently filming children in order to produce child exploitation material.
The charges against Mr Berry, 37, of Salisbury Park, arise from investigations into the online syndicate led by Australia’s worst-ever child sex offender, Jadd William Brooker.
Prosecutors alleged Mr Berry and his husband, Mathew Campbell, 38, of Salisbury, installed hidden cameras in their home to film children.
Mr Campbell has pleaded not guilty and will stand trial in the District Court.
Last month, prosecutors filed additional charges against Mr Berry – a senior Correctional Services officer – accusing him of abusing a child over a three-year period.
On Tuesday, counsel for Mr Berry said their client was not yet required, nor prepared, to enter pleas to the newer charges.
SA Police prosecutors confirmed that was so, saying the Director of Public Prosecutions had recommended the two sets of allegations be dealt with separately.
Magistrate Simon Smart remanded Mr Berry on continuing bail to face the District Court in September for a pre-trial hearing.
He ordered he face the Magistrates Court again, on the newer charges, next month.
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