Overview

• Christopher James McCann was discovered dead at his Springbrook bail address on July 16 in what police have classified as non-suspicious and will investigate via a coroner’s report.
• He had been extradited from New South Wales on July 10 and faced a single charge of using the internet to procure a child under 16 for a sexual act, appearing in Brisbane court on July 14.
• Magistrate Louise Shephard granted McCann bail under strict conditions that included an overnight curfew, weekly police reporting and use of only one mobile phone without encrypted applications.
• Commonwealth Bank terminated McCann’s employment after his July 8 arrest and detectives froze his financial accounts as part of the exploitation investigation.
• McCann’s co-accused, 18-year-old Shauntelle Elizabeth Went, remains on bail and both defendants are scheduled to return to Brisbane court on August 4.