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Commonwealth Bank Executive Granted Bail Over Underage Sex Procurement Charge

Magistrate Louise Shepherd approved bail under strict curfew, compulsory reporting and device restrictions with a return hearing scheduled for August 4.

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Overview

  • Christopher James McCann, 50, is charged with using the internet to procure a child under 16 in an alleged arrangement involving an 18-year-old sex worker and two girls aged 14 and 15.
  • Both McCann and co-accused Shauntelle Elizabeth Went were released on bail with conditions including weekly police reporting, an overnight curfew, drug testing and a limit of one mobile phone.
  • The Commonwealth Bank terminated McCann’s employment and detectives froze his financial accounts after he was arrested by NSW Police at Sydney Airport and extradited to Brisbane.
  • Task Force Argos executed a search warrant at McCann’s home on July 8 as part of the Queensland Police child exploitation investigation.
  • Both defendants are required to return to Brisbane court on August 4 for the next mention in the procurement of a child case.