Paedophile Beth Warner jailed for transmitting child abuse material from inside Corella

A judge has jailed a depraved paedophile after the woman used phones to send “depraved” child abuse material from within a state-run facility for high-risk sex offenders.

A paedophile used phones to transmit child abuse material from inside Corella Place.

A paedophile used multiple phones to get on chat apps and transmit horrific child abuse material from inside a state-run facility for high-risk sex offenders.

The inmate, known in court as Beth Warner, had been kept at Corella Place in western Victoria because of the danger she posed to the community.

Part of the history of Warner involved the production and transmission of child abuse material.

But Warner, who has transitioned from being a man, was busted over eight months using vile child porn inside Corella, the County Court has been told.

Between November, 2020, and July, 2021, she used a range of different phone numbers to dial into a platform called Fastmeet.

An agreed summary found the calls contained “depraved and explicit descriptions of sexual activity between adults and children, including incest, grooming practices and physical torture.”

In June, 2021, Warner used the chat app Kik for two days.

A summary said Warner transmitted three images and four video files involving adults engaged in sex acts with children aged three to eight.

After being arrested, the 35-year-old made “limited admissions” but later pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to make available child abuse material and transmitting child abuse material.

Corella Place is not a jail but a facility where some of the state’s worst sex offenders are ordered to stay under court order to protect the community.

Warner was first placed on a supervision order in 2015 and has been charged with 14 offences since.

There had been another 10 breaches of Sex Offenders Registration Act conditions in that period.

Justice Michael Tinney sentenced Warner to serve a minimum of six years in jail on Commonwealth and State offences.

“Regrettably, you have little, if any, desire to reform. Your future prospects are gloomy indeed,” Justice Tinney said.

Corella Place, near Ararat, is described as a supervised residential facility for sex offenders who have completed prison terms.

It was built after laws were introduced allowing authorities to hold and rehabilitate those who would otherwise be free in the community but pose a major risk to safety.

Detainees are not allowed to use mobiles on the premises but some do have access offsite.