Overview

• Boulton faces three child abuse material charges, including one Commonwealth count, arising from allegations that he inadvertently displayed illicit images during a Monash University lecture on February 5.
• At the August 7 Melbourne Magistrates’ Court hearing, Magistrate Brett Sonnet granted bail and refused prosecutors’ bid to block his overseas travel and seize his passport.
• Bail terms limit Boulton to two nominated residential addresses, require 24-hour notice of any change, and bar all contact with prosecution witnesses.
• Victoria Police seized electronic devices from his Middle Park home on February 12 and executed a second search of a NSW property the following day.
• The 74-year-old former Fair Work Commission deputy president and Monash lecturer has no prior criminal record and will return for a committal mention on November 7.