Gregory Alan Bremen jailed for the third time for child abuse material
A retired Army captain from the Gold Coast has been jailed for the third time in 13 years for possessing “revolting” child abuse material – including a story about a six-month-old baby.
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A RETIRED Army captain has been jailed for the third time in 13 years for possessing “revolting” child abuse material – including a story about a six-month-old baby.
Gregory Alan Bremen pleaded guilty in the Southport District Court on Tuesday to distributing child exploitation material, encouraging the use of a child exploitation website and failing to comply with reporting conditions.
The 65-year-old was caught through a covert police operation.
The material found in the sting in March and April last year involved a number of fictional stories about the sexual abuse of young children, including sharing a website with a police officer.
Judge William Everson said: “There are no child victims involved. However, it is still disturbing.
“The fantasy of sexual accounts with children under the age of one can only be described as revolting.”
Judge Everson also described the offending as “deviant and deplorable”.
Bremen was sentenced to two years’ prison to be eligible for parole on February 8 next year.
After his sentencing, supporters of Bremen hugged and kissed him before he was led into the cells in the watchhouse.
The court was told that between March 1 and April 15 last year Bremen spoke with undercover police officers and sent them sexual abuse stories involving children.
He also sent photographs of children’s underwear and a video of him masturbating into the garment.
Bremen also referred officers to a website containing sexual abuse stories.
The former Army captain also did not provide police with his usernames for the messaging apps Wickr and Kik as he is required to under sexual offender reporting laws.
The court was told Bremen was jailed in August 2008 for distributing child abuse material and sent to prison again in April 2014 for using a carriage service to distribute child abuse material.
The court was told Bremen had been undergoing treatment with a psychologist.
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