Brendon James Brooks, 45, allegedly had childlike sex dolls, child abuse material, knives, rope and list of local residents

Police allege a man arrested in a country town in possession of the torsos of five childlike sex dolls also had the names of local residents, some of whom had young children, and had been seen loitering outside schools.

Brendon James Brooks was arrested by police on George St at Morpeth and later charged over possessing child abuse material and five childlike sex dolls. Picture: Supplied.

A Hunter man allegedly found with numerous childlike sex dolls, knives, rope and a mattress inside his car was also in possession of “deluded ramblings” which included some names of locals who had small children, police allege.

Police facts tendered in court so a magistrate could order a mental health assessment of Brendon James Brooks also allege the 45-year-old had been “recently” reported for “loitering in the vicinity of schools in the Maitland/Morpeth area”.

The Daily Telegraph reported last week that Brooks was dramatically arrested outside the Immaculate Conception Church at Morpeth on May 3 after residents rang authorities with concerns about a man dancing and singing around a small statue, which was adorned with diamontes and lit candles.

He allegedly told arriving police that he was in possession of a knife, before officers wrestled him to the ground with help from at least two residents.

A search of his Toyota Corolla allegedly found the torsos of five childlike sex dolls inside suitcases, some adorned with Barbie underwear, as well as knives, some rope and child abuse material.

Brendon James Brooks was arrested by police on George St at Morpeth. Picture: Supplied.

A mobile phone, laptop computer and two hard drives have been sent away for further analysis.

The car’s back seat had been removed and replaced with a mattress.

Some of the dolls allegedly seized from Brendon James Brooks’ car at Morpeth. Picture: Supplied.

“The accused was also found with two notebooks containing names of people in his local area, some of them with young children,” the court documents alleged.

“The books do not contain any specific threats but do contain what can only be described as deluded ramblings.

“The exact purpose of the list of names is unclear but it is concerning.”

Brooks was later charged with two counts of possess child abuse material, possess childlike sex doll or other object, custody of knife in public place, and hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty.

He has not been required to enter any pleas, has not applied for bail and remains in custody on remand.

The Immaculate Conception Church at Morpeth. Picture: Google Maps.

“The accused appears to have a sexual fascination with children, the possession of the knives and rope is particularly disturbing,” the court documents alleged.

“The accused has recently been reported for loitering in the vicinity of schools in the Maitland/Morpeth area.

“His family have informed police they are concerned over his declining mental state and having trouble controlling him.

“The accused at liberty on bail represents a serious risk to the community, especially children within the community.”

Police allege at least 30 child abuse images were found in a folder on one of the seized hard drives while several videos of children, which appeared to have been sourced from social media and “did not appear to be pornographic” were also found.