Luke Spencer Tregloan granted home detention bail but magistrate concerned about proximity to schools
A children’s app creator accused of filming adults through windows while undressing and posting child exploitation material online has been released on home detention – 200m from a school.
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An accused Peeping Tom who was allegedly posting child exploitation material online has been bailed to an Adelaide address within 200m of a school.
Luke Spencer Tregloan was granted home detention bail to live at his parents’ home in Highbury, but Magistrate Jayne Basheer raised concerns about the address’ proximity to local schools.
“There are no less than four (close to the address): there is a preschool, a primary school, a kindergarten and a Christian school,” Ms Basheer said.
“It’s not just one school and one of them is only 200m away from the proposed address.”
A prosecutor for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions said that it would be difficult to avoid placing Tregloan near any schools, but that specific orders would be made to restrict his contact with children.
“I can indicate from the facts which are known at this stage, young children aren’t of the concern,” the prosecutor said.
“The material is either teenage children, or the indecent filming count allegedly relates to adults.”
Tregloan, 45, of Highgate, has yet to plead to one count of possessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service.
He is also charged with one count of using a carriage service to access child abuse material, and one count of indecent filming.
Following Tregloan’s arrest last week, police alleged he had uploaded child exploitation material to an online platform while posing as a woman to conceal his identity.
They further alleged that, among the materials located, investigators found a “significant” number of video files filmed by Tregloan himself.
Those files, they alleged, span from July 2017 up to last week and depict people in various states of undress and involved in sexual activity.
Those videos were allegedly filmed from outside Adelaide homes and were made without the residents’ knowledge.
He was arrested by officers from the Joint Anti Child Exploitation Taskforce, a team consisting of state and federal police.
Prior to his arrest, Tregloan was known for his role in the creation of a smartphone app for children featuring native Australian animal characters singing educational songs.
Ms Basheer agreed to release Tregloan on home detention bail but placed him on strict conditions not to work with, or be in contact with any person under 18.