Alleged conman Julian Taylor denies himself bail in Supreme Court

AN ALLEGED conman who has spent almost a year behind bars awaiting trial has refused an opportunity to be set free in farcical scenes in the Supreme Court.

AN ALLEGED conman who has spent almost a year behind bars awaiting trial has refused an opportunity to be set free in farcical scenes in the Supreme Court.

Denying himself bail, Julian Taylor today hit out at corrupt police and accused one of Victoria’s most respected judges of being a liar complicit in a grand cover-up.

The hour long bail hearing at times turned into a shouting match between Taylor and Justice Paul Coghlan who appeared to become exasperated with the situation.

Julian Taylor, leaves a previous court hearing.

Justice Coghlan offered Mr Taylor bail, on the condition he tell police where he was living at the time of his arrest

But he said he would never reveal the address — despite facing the possibility he would be on remand for longer than any sentence he might receive if found guilty.

“Don’t blame other people for a fate you’ve inflicted upon yourself,” Justice Coghlan told him.

“Understand it is your own conduct and nothing else that has caused this.”

Justice Coghlan said Mr Taylor’s refusal to tell police his last address raised suspicions he had something to hide.

Mr Taylor said he refused to co-operate with corrupt police slamming their case against him as “very, very flimsy”.

“It’s a matter of principle. I’m not going to be bullied,” he said.

Justice Coghlan tried several times to work with Mr Taylor so he could be granted bail, but was repeatedly interrupted by the accused man’s outbursts.

“God save us, Mr Taylor,” Justice Coghlan said. “We should record all this and make you list to yourself.

“I’m sure you’ll think it’s brilliant. The rest of us don’t.

“While you continue to hold that view that you’re the centre of the universe, this is going to be very difficult”

Mr Taylor, 51, is accused of obtaining about $250,000 by deception after using a falsified birth certificate and other documents to land jobs as a maths teacher at Victorian schools.

The Supreme Court has previously been told the false documents enabled him to get around background checks which would have identified a criminal past.

Through his alleged deceptions he was able to gain work at four secondary colleges and facilities in Victoria, and others in South Australia and the Northern Territory between 2005 and 2015, the court heard.

The court heard Mr Taylor previously held two passports under different names, including a UK passport and an alternative name of Stephen Barr.

Justin Coghlan refused bail and the matter will return to court in February.