Ibrahim girlfriend Sarah Budge gets bail after loaded pistol arrest

THE girlfriend of John Ibrahim refused to answer questions and attempted to hide her face after she was granted bail from custody.

Sarah Budge, girlfriend of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim, hides under a jumper as her brother Jack Budge escorts her from Sydney Police Centre. Picture: AAP/Dan Himbrechts

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THE girlfriend of John Ibrahim refused to answer questions and attempted to hide her face after she was granted bail from custody yesterday.

A visibly downcast Sarah Budge, 27, left the Sydney Police Centre at 4pm, when the model and bar owner was met at the police station’s door by a man, believed to be her brother Jack Budge.

The Double Bay woman ­refused to answer questions from the media about the ­loaded Glock gun found in her possession and how she ­handled her night in custody.

Budge had to surrender her passport and post $50,000 surety before she was allowed to leave the police centre.

Sarah Budge, girlfriend of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim, tries to evade reporters with her brother Jack after being released on bail. Picture: AAP/Dan Himbrechts

John Ibrahim’s model and bar-owner girlfriend Sarah Budge looked visibly downcast as she left Sydney Police Centre after posting bail. Picture: Richard Dobson

Jack Budge helps his sister Sarah Budge get into a car. Picture: Richard Dobson

James Maas (left) with model and bar-owner Sarah Budge and Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim.

She was charged with ­possessing a loaded Glock after her arrest during a series of raids across Sydney on Tuesday.

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Budge appeared via video link at Central Local Court and was granted bail after a series of strict bail conditions were imposed — including surrendering her passport.

Magistrate Clare Farnan granted bail, noting it was not opposed by the prosecutor.

“This is clearly a serious allegation but the Commonwealth DPP is not opposing bail … I consider any concerns that might arise are addressed properly by those conditions and accordingly I propose to grant bail,” Ms Farnan said.

The nightclub hostess will have to report to Waverley police station three times a week and is forbidden from travelling out of NSW.