Children’s app creator faces court over child abuse material and illegal filming offences
An Adelaide man who recently launched an educational children’s app has faced court after being accused of possessing child abuse material and covertly filming women inside their homes.
Video producer Luke Tregloan, 45, was arrested by the South Australian Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team on Friday after an investigation involving the federal and state police.
Police allege he used a female persona to upload child abuse material to an online platform.
It is alleged that investigators found a collection of child exploitation material on Tregloan’s mobile phone, along with a “significant” number of videos that were filmed from outside Adelaide homes showing women involved in sexual activity and various states of undress.
Tregloan has been charged with one count of possessing child abuse material, one count of indecent filming and one count of using a carriage service to access child abuse material.
“The person viewing this abhorrent material is as complicit as the person making and distributing the product,” said AFP detective acting superintendent Gavin Stone.
“Protecting children is paramount and everyone has a role to play because these are crimes against our common future.”
Tregloan, a father of two, was remanded in custody following his appearance before the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday. He will return to court next Monday.
Last year, Tregloan designed and launched the children’s smartphone app Hip Hop Kangaroo and Friends featuring scenes filmed at South Australian locations.