Daniel Jared Arriagada: Convicted pedophile back in court for failing to comply with reporting conditions
This isn’t the first time this former personal trainer turned convicted pedophile has been before the courts for failing to comply with his reporting conditions. Read why he walked from court here.
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A former personal trainer convicted for possessing more than 2000 child abuse images and videos has been sentenced for failing to comply with his reporting conditions – and it’s not his first time back before the court.
Daniel Jared Arriagada, 35, pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court on Thursday July 3 to two counts of failing to comply with reporting obligations pursuant to the
Child Protection (Offender Reporting and Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2004 between October 27, 2023 and August 6, 2024.
The ex-soldier and former Arthur Gorrie prison guard was sentenced in May 2020 to 12 months jail to be served by way of an Intensive Corrections Order after pleading guilty to possessing more than 2000 child abuse images and videos.
It was reported police investigators found child abuse material on five electronic devices in Arrigada’s Leichhardt home including two mobile phones, a laptop and two hard drives.
The content ranged from infants to young girls under the age of 13.
Under the order, he served his time in the community, was expected to receive a minimum of two weekly visits from corrective service officers and was required to undertake programs and counselling when directed to do so.
On Thursday, the court heard police attended an address in August 2024 to conduct a compliance check on the former prison guard and completed a device inspection of his phone.
The court heard police found social networking apps including Instagram and 11 dating apps on Arriagada’s phone.
His reporting conditions require him to report if he has those applications on his phone but he had failed to do so despite being provided a copy of his reporting obligations.
It is not suggested Arriagada was engaged with a child when he failed to comply with these reporting obligations.
The court heard this isn’t the first time Arriagada has failed to report.
He was before the court in October 2022 after a 14-year-old engaged with him on Instagram and Arriagada provided the child advice about strength training.
He was fined $500 for failing to report the interaction.
Arriagada’s defence lawyer Lydia Tanios from Brooke Winter Solicitors told the court the forgotten Instagram account was one her client no longer used and the dating apps were on his purchase history and not active applications.
Ms Tanious accepted Arriagada had failed to report the dating apps.
She said her client had completed his five year compliance reporting, had been compliant at his checks and freely gave his device to police.
The court heard Arriagada’s reporting obligations concluded last month and he was no longer subject to those previous conditions.
Ms Tanious asked for her client, who now works full time in a warehouse, to be given a large fine.
“Not with you on the fine, Ms Tanious,” Magistrate Nerida Wilson said. “Where do we go from there?”
A probation order was submitted.
Ms Wilson noted Arriaga has been subject to his reporting obligations for five years.
“You have not heard this from me for the first time,” she said to Arriagada. “You would have known up hill and down dale the minutia of your reporting obligations.”
She said she considered a fine out of range for the offences and said Arriagada needs supervision within the community.
Arriaga was sentenced to a 12-month probation order.
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