It was reported in the Daily Telegraph that a Sydney GP has been banned from working as a medical practitioner under a set of stringent bail conditions after he allegedly trawled the internet for sickening child abuse videos during late-night binge-watching sessions.
Dr Thrasivoulos Triantopoulos was arrested and charged with one count of using a carriage service to access child abuse material following a raid by detectives on his Rouse Hill home on September 6.
The 54-year-old GP at Eagle Vale Medical Centre was remanded in custody for two months before being granted strict bail in the NSW Supreme Court last week.
Under the conditions of his release, Triantopoulos must live at a specified address, report to the police four times a week, and abide by a 10 pm-6 am curfew.
He is also banned from practising as a doctor, must not work or volunteer anywhere that would involve contact with underage children and cannot approach, loiter or go within 50m of any school, childcare facility or playground.
According to documents tendered to the court, police will allege Triantopoulos used the app Peer 2 Peer on at least three occasions in June this year to download multiple files, which authorities confirmed were child abuse material.
Triantopoulos allegedly confessed to his crimes immediately and provided officers with his log-in details for the app, the court was told.
Prosecutors told Justice Dina Yehia that Triantopoulos told detectives he spent hours watching child sex videos “ranging from 4-year-olds through to older children”.
“This would occur weekly in the early morning hours,” the court documents said.
Justice Yehia said she was satisfied the case against Triantopoulos was strong, and noted that he allegedly made several admissions to police upon his arrest.
In granting bail, Justice Yehia said Triantopoulos had no prior criminal record and that the stringent conditions proposed for his release were sufficient to lessen any risk associated with him being at liberty.
The matter will return to Penrith Local Court for mention on December 8.
