Sydney paedo who live streamed abuse has jail increased
A Sydney man who directed the live sexual abuse of overseas children via an online video stream has had his 'manifestly inadequate' sentence increased by the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal.
Bryan Walter Beattie, 44, was sentenced in the NSW District Court in June to 10 years with a non-parole period of six years, but the terms have now been increased to 14 years with a non-parole period of 10 years.
He pleaded guilty to 23 offences including possessing child abuse material and causing a child under 16 to engage in sexual intercourse outside Australia in his presence.
Bryan Walter Beattie (pictured) was sentenced in the NSW District Court in June to 10 years with a non-parole period of six years, but the terms have now been increased to 14 years with a non-parole period of 10 years
He pleaded guilty to 23 offences including possessing child abuse material and causing a child under 16 to engage in sexual intercourse outside Australia in his presence
He was arrested in 2015 after police seized his laptop and external hard drive and discovered hundreds of child abuse images and videos featuring children, including an infant aged about six to eight months.
'The images and videos classified were highly disturbing, distressing and offensive, and many involved young pre-pubescent Asian male children,' according to the agreed statement of facts.
One folder on Beattie's external hard drive contained 132 videos in which he watched and directed the live sexual abuse of 17 boys in the Philippines.
He typed instructions about what acts he wanted to see.
Beattie made 41 payments totalling $4,150 to an overseas account in 2011 and 2012 with investigators alleging they were for the live sexual abuse (stock image)
Beattie made 41 payments totalling $4,150 to an overseas account in 2011 and 2012 with investigators alleging they were for the live sexual abuse.
Justices John Basten, Michael Walton and Derek Price upheld crown submissions about the inadequacy of the sentences imposed, with the latter two judges agreeing the term should be 14 with a non-parole period of 10 years.
Referring to one particular offence, Justice Price said Beattie 'was a live spectator and active participant, via real-time video link of the gross sexual abuse of pre-pubescent Filipino boy'.
The conduct was 'vile and heinous' and the sentence 'falls well short of adequately reflecting the gravity of the offence and the need for general deterrence and denunciation' of it.
Justice Basten proposed resentencing Beattie to 20 years with a non-parole period of 13 years.