‘Order of St Charbel’ leader Little Pebble, aka William Kamm, allegedly breached court order

The paedophile leader of a south coast cult - previously jailed for sexually assaulting teenage girls - has been released on conditional bail after allegedly failing to comply with a court order.

William Kamm ‘Little Pebble’, will return to the Sydney Supreme Court on Thursday. Pictur: David Swift, Newswire.

A notorious paedophilic religious cult leader, who served 10 years in prison after luring children into his south coast compound to sexually abuse them, has been granted bail after allegedly breaching his strict supervision orders for a second time.

William Kamm, 73, better known as ‘Little Pebble’, who is the leader of the ‘Order of St Charbel’ cult based at a compound near Nowra, has been charged with four counts of failing to comply with an extended supervision order. He is yet to enter a plea to the charges.

The court heard how Kamm allegedly used a Wordpress church blog on February 14 this year to post a prayer before deleting his search history, breaking his strict orders which state he must not use communication websites or hide his browsing history.

The cult leader’s lawyer, Mr Pang, said when allegedly posting the prayer on the church blog, he used a search engine which did not collect search history at all, therefore not breaking the orders.

“He was using incognito mode, which does not gather history,” he said.

“In my submission, the charge will ultimately be doomed to failure.”

Cult leader William Kamm "Little Pebble" of Saint Charbel sect commune at Cambewarra, NSW 09 Oct 1998.

However, Mr Pang did concede posting to the blog itself, “may have been a breach” of the orders.

Mr Pang asked Justice Peter Garling if bail was granted, to add a new clause to the existing supervision orders, to take away access to any devices which would allow him to access the internet.

“His access to the internet is the cause of these problems today,” he said.

However, Mr Garling said Kamm would need a mobile phone to contact his family.

“There are mobile phone devices you can use which are very limited with what they can do,” Mr Pang said.

The crown did not oppose the new clause being added to the existing supervision orders, which expire on April 14, 2025.

Mr Garling said he would grant conditional bail, otherwise Kamm would remain in custody for a further eight months until his new charges were finalised.

‘Little Pebble’ was granted bail at the Sydney Downing Centre Court in November last year, after breaking his strict supervision orders. Picture: David Swift, NewsWire.

“The current supervision orders pause while the applicant is in custody,” he said.

“Therefore, there is no rule stating he could not use a third party or outside source to use the internet and post for him.

“It would be safer for the community if the applicant remained outside on strict bail conditions and orders which stop him from accessing the internet.”

Bail was granted for the cult leader, under the conditions he live at his apartment in Sydney, continue to comply with the existing extended supervision orders, do not use any device which can connect to the internet and report to the Day St Police Station every Monday.

Kamm can however use a mobile phone which does nothing more than make calls, however the service number, sim card number and phone number must be provided to the supervision officers.

The cult leader returns to the Sydney Downing Centre Local Court on July 11 to face the charges.

This is not the first time Kamm has broken the strict orders, with him using Facebook last year to message people, despite being banned from social media as part of the orders.

Kamm pleaded guilty to breaking the orders in the Sydney Downing Centre Court in November 2022.

The strict supervision orders were put in place following a 10-year stay in prison, following a string of sexual attacks, including aggravated sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl, who he claimed was one of his 84 mystical wives. 

The cult leader was released on parole in 2014, however despite being free, the NSW Government applied for the extended supervision order in the Supreme Court, which was upheld.