Caravan ‘recluse’ Timothy John Lane refused bail after allegedly grooming abroad girl into sexually exploiting her little one earlier than flying to Philippines

A person accused of grooming a girl abroad into sexually exploiting her kids has been refused bail.

Timothy John Lane, 51, confronted Downing Centre Native Courtroom in Sydney on Tuesday charged with utilizing a carriage service to ship indecent materials to an individual below 16, utilizing a carriage service to transmit little one abuse materials, grooming and breaching bail.

The recluse was arrested at Sydney Airport on April 4 after little one abuse materials was allegedly discovered on his telephone following a visit to South-east Asia.

Forensic evaluation of Lane’s telephone revealed he had conversations with two grownup ladies within the Philippines, expressing his alleged sexual curiosity in younger kids. 

After his arrest, Lane was granted bail to dwell in his caravan on a property at Stanhope in rural NSW. 

However in Might, officers executed a search warrant on the caravan and allegedly discovered extra little one abuse materials on one other cell phone.

Timothy John Lane (pictured) was arrested at Sydney Airport on April 4 after little one abuse materials was allegedly discovered on his telephone after he returned from the Philippines

Justice of the Peace Clare Farnan informed the court docket there was a ‘prolonged dialog’ in November 2022 between Lane and a girl abroad about her 11-or-12-year-old little one.

Police allege Lane inspired the girl to supply little one abuse materials, information.com.au reported. 

‘Upon studying (the police) info, it could seem Mr Lane, having been granted bail after being charged with a particularly critical allegation of importing little one abuse materials, is alleged to have primarily gone out of his strategy to … additional entry little one abuse materials from a tool which he’d obtained, primarily in breach of bail,’ Justice of the Peace Farnan informed the court docket.

Lane’s lawyer, Rajiv Baldeo, requested that his shopper be launched from the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre to dwell along with his aged mom and her companion at their house in Copacabana on the NSW Central Coast.

Mr Baldeo stated Lane has psychological well being issues which had not been correctly sorted whereas he has been in custody. 

A baby rescue operation in Manila, Philippines, associated to allegations towards Australian man Timothy John Lane, is pictured

He stated Lane posed much less danger of reoffending if bailed to dwell along with his mom and her companion, who’s a retired solicitor, than alone at his caravan.

The lawyer stated Lane has no-one in his life apart from his mom, not often interacts with different folks and has little or no help.

However prosecutor Paayal Parshotam opposed bail, saying there was a earlier apprehended violence order (AVO) taken out to guard his mom after Lane allegedly threatened her with a knife.

Upon listening to this, Lane, who was appeared by audiovisual hyperlink from jail, interrupted to say ‘it was not true a few knife, it was a verbal disagreement’.

Lane was refused bail as a result of ‘exceptionally critical’ fees, the very fact they had been dedicated whereas he was on bail for related alleged offending and the AVO taken out to guard his mom.

After his arrest in April Lane was granted bail to dwell in his caravan (pictured) on a property at Stanhope in rural NSW

He’s subsequent as a result of face Downing Centre Native Courtroom on September 6.

Australian Border Drive Superintendent Phillip Anderson stated the examination of digital gadgets on the border was a important perform in defending the neighborhood.

‘Our aim is to guard our most valuable nationwide asset – the Australian border. This contains defending it from individuals who select to interact within the worst type of abhorrent legal exercise,’ he stated. 

‘I congratulate the ABF officers on the entrance line who used their instinct to cease and query this man.’