James Selby bailed over child abuse material charges
A top figure in Australian rugby charged with allegedly possessing child abuse material has been bailed with strict conditions effectively banning him from the internet.
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A top Rugby Australia executive allegedly caught in an AFP sting with child abuse material has been released from a correctional centre and back into the community on bail.
James Selby will walk from the prison he has called home while being held on remand for the past month this week after previously detailing his horrid time in custody.
Selby, 41, was granted bail in the Supreme Court on Thursday on strict conditions while his case progresses through the legal system.
Court records show Selby is not only banned from using the internet as part of his bail, he also cannot have the internet even connected to the Surry Hills home he shares with his husband where he has been released to.
The conditions also state that he cannot go within 100 metres of a school, childcare centre or be left unaccompanied with a minor without another adult present.
His lawyer previously told the court corrections officials had been calling him “a faggot” and telling his he “would be killed” while on remand in jail.
Police allege when they raided his home they seized a mobile phone and laptop containing videos of young children being sexually abused.
Part of the police case against Selby, who is also on the board of Oceania Rugby, allegedly involves graphic instant messages surrounding the material the AFP says he was in possession of.
Operation Arkstone, the AFP strike force that nabbed him in September, had been investigating Australian online networks of alleged offenders accused of abusing children before sharing it online.
The investigation has so far seen 21 people arrested in Australia and more than 1300 charges laid, 55 child victims identified and 11 animals removed from harm.
Selby, as part of a long list of other conditions on his bail, also has to provide police with evidence that the internet has been disconnected from his home within seven days of his release back into the community.
His case has been adjourned and will be heard again in Central Local Court later this year.
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