Geoff Mew allegedly making childlike sex dolls at home, using them

A father allegedly making childlike sex dolls measuring just 115cm high at his family home also filmed himself using them, a court has heard.

Geoff Mew is facing charges over guns, drugs and a childlike sex doll. Picture: Facebook

An Elizabeth Downs man not only imported the parts for childlike sex dolls but manufactured them in his family home and filmed himself using them, prosecutors have alleged in court.

On Tuesday, prosecutors asked the Adelaide Magistrates Court to refuse Geoffrey Michael Mew’s bid for home detention bail, saying the case against him was too serious.

They alleged he had been caught with not only the dolls but also child exploitation material, two handguns, two rifles, cash and the equipment needed to traffic drugs, leaving him facing a lengthy prison term if convicted.

But Casey Isaacs, for Mr Mew, said the case was not so clear-cut.

“With relation to the dolls, they are alleged to be silicon dolls that are 115cm tall with no defining features,” he said.

“The (legal) test as to whether they are childlike is an objective one … in the circumstances, I submit it will be difficult for the prosecution to make its case.”

Mr Mew, 41, of Elizabeth Downs, has yet to plead to a number of drugs, firearms, child exploitation and illegal importation charges.

He was arrested last month in a joint operation by Australian Border Force and SA’s elite Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team, comprised of AFP and SA Police officers.

At the time, they alleged an ABF team intercepted a childlike sex doll being sent to Mr Mew’s address, triggering a search during which other illegal items were seized.

On Tuesday, a Commonwealth prosecutor said she opposed Mr Mew being released on any form of bail.

“We allege he was importing childlike sex dolls and parts to his premises, and had items consistent with their production including two extremely small silicone sex toys,” she said.

“On a tablet in his vehicle was a video depicting him having sex with a childlike sex doll, with a child’s underwear and a used condom nearby.”

She said police also located child exploitation material, a silver handgun, a black handgun, two break-action long rifles and ammunition in the house.

Additionally, she said, they found 2g of methylamphetamine, electronic scales and plastic bags, and $1341 cash.

Mr Mew, she said, had previous convictions for possessing child exploitation material as well as more than a dozen offences of breaching bail.

That, she said, made him a poor candidate for bail.

Mr Isaacs said the majority of those offences resolved without further penalty.

He said his client was a married father who wanted bail to a Hamley Bridge address.

He said Mr Mew’s wife and friend were willing to serve as guarantors and lodge a $5000 cash surety with the court to secure his release.

The state’s chief magistrate, Judge Mary-Louise Hribal, refused bail citing the seriousness of the charges and remanded Mr Mew in custody.

He will next face court in March 2024.