Savannah Daisley: Wellness guru accused of sex with a child has bail altered
A “dancing video” will form part of the evidence in the case of an Insta-famous lifestyle guru accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy, a court has heard.
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A video of “potentially erotic” dancing will form part of the evidence against a lifestyle guru and Insta-famous naturopath accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy, a court has heard.
The lawyers of Sydney heiress Savannah Daisley earlier indicated she plans to fight four counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child, which she was charged with earlier this year.
Police allege the crime took place four times in May 2021.
Daisley was earlier granted bail under the condition she only leave her house to attend to banking and financial matters and visit her business storage facility.
Now, these conditions have been relaxed even further.
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At Downing Centre Local Court, Daisley’s defence lawyer Michael Hempsall applied for a bail variation which would “relieve Ms Daisley of house arrest”.
The change, which was not opposed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, also included a new curfew of 10pm-6am.
During the bail hearing, the prosecutor said the case will be committed for trial this Thursday.
She said the trial will see evidence of a video of dancing that occurred before the offence.
Mr Hempsall argued the dancing involved costumes and Michael Jackson music and was nothing controversial, but the prosecutor said one witness described it as “erotic”.
The prosecutor also argued there was evidence Daisley gave the 14-year-old alcohol before the alleged incident.
Mr Hempsall submitted she gave the child “one glass of wine”.
The glamorous 45-year-old was supported in court by her father, renowned horse breeder Ross Daisley.
Mr Daisley earlier paid $100,000 for Daisley’s release on bail.
There is no suggestion Mr Daisley engaged in any wrongdoing.
Under her bail conditions, Daisley must abstain from drugs and alcohol.
The court earlier heard allegations of a phone call in which Daisley allegedly told the 14-year-old to never speak of the incident again.
Police allege Daisley was highly intoxicated at the time.
Daisley had previously built a glowing reputation as a wellness guru, branding her core program as “the world’s only gut-focused, premium, organic, practitioner grade detox kit”.
Photos of her 14-day Smart Cleanse kit were splashed inside health magazines and to her 40,000 followers.
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