The previous information reporter faces as much as 15 years behind bars.
Ben McCormack faces as much as 15 years behind bars (Picture: 9)
A former tv information presenter has been charged with 69 new prices after allegedly talking about abusing underage boys on a homosexual chat web site. He’s additionally accused of utilizing a carriage service to transmit or make out there baby abuse materials, and to trigger stated materials to be transmitted to himself.
Ben McCormack is greatest recognized for presenting the Australian TV present A Present Affair. He was charged by Queensland Police after allegedly utilizing the chat service from his dad and mom’ house in Brisbane – together with on Christmas Day in 2024. In chilling messages obtained from court docket paperwork seen by the Every day Mail, he allegedly instructed one other man he cherished faculty holidays “due to the horny little boys” and “hairless” boys.
He’s additionally accused of claiming: “I like small.”
The court docket paperwork additionally alleged sexually specific exchanges about fantasies involving underage kids.
He’s stated to have instructed one subscriber to the homosexual and bisexual cell app FastMeet: “I like faculty holidays and stuff particularly down the Gold Coast and Brisbane.
“Yeah, horny little boys in singlets and shorts, yeah with horny hairless little legs.
“I like standing at urinals on the footy and stuff like that. I really feel like a perv however like I simply take a look at little boys.”
He beforehand pleaded responsible to related offences in 2017 (Picture: -)
The alleged conversations occurred over an eight-month interval in 2024. He additionally allegedly instructed one other man he loves “f***ing underage boy intercourse” and “I f***in’ love little pre-teen boys.”
An affidavit at Brisbane’s Supreme Courtroom stated: “Within the recordings [McCormack] is alleged to have described the rape and sexual abuse of male kids, expressing a choice for boys aged eight and 9.”
He beforehand pleaded responsible in 2017 to 2 prices of utilizing a carriage service to transmit baby abuse materials. He was sentenced to a three-year $1,000 good behaviour bond by NSW District Courtroom. He was positioned on the kid intercourse offenders register.
A number of the new prices introduced in opposition to him relate to failing to adjust to reporting obligations as a part of being on the register, which requires him to submit particulars of his social media person and digital units.
He’s at present in custody after being arrested in August 2025, and faces as much as 15 years in jail if discovered responsible.
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