Overview
- The 28-year-old, William Roberto Gulson, pleaded not guilty as prosecutors outlined messages sent to a fake profile in Downing Centre Local Court.
- The account was run by a 15-year-old girl and another teenager posing as a 15-year-old boy on the adult-only dating app Grindr.
- Court exhibits included explicit messages in which Gulson discussed meeting and sexual acts, which the defence did not dispute.
- His lawyer argued he did not believe he was speaking to a child and noted an explicit image he received appeared to show an adult man.
- Prosecutors said the teen ended the exchange and deleted the profile after a proposed meeting; no sexual activity is alleged and Gulson remains on bail.