A 70-year-old former junior baseball coach charged with alleged historical assaults of young players allegedly used to keep a "torture list" of his victims.
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Stuart Angus Mould, 70, of Sanctuary Point is alleged to have inflicted various punishments on junior players on the Sydney's Northern Beaches during the 1990s and 2000s.
Mould faced 16 counts of common assault, producing child abuse material and child pornography and assault occasioning actual bodily harm when he appeared in Nowra Local Court on Thursday, August 29.
The court heard Mould had been a coach at the Pittwater Baseball Club, with police prosecutor Sergeant Anna Comer telling the court he had kept a "torture tally".
She said police discovered the disturbing evidence in diaries found after a search warrant was executed on his Sanctuary Point home on Wednesday, August 28
"Police recovered diaries documenting the names of victims," she said.
Some victims are part of the police case, while other names are being investigated.
"There was a torture tally," she said, in which the names of victims and how many times they had been tortured were listed.
Police also recovered a number of VHS tapes which detectives are viewing.
"There was also photographs of VHS footage depicting victims in the fact sheet, while officers are trying to identify other possible victims," Sgt Comer said.
"These are serious offences against the most vulnerable members of the community, children."
She said there was also evidence on his mobile phone he had been in contact with young children in the local area.
Sgt Comer opposed bail because of the seriousness of the charges, the fact Mould could be a flight risk and not attend court and the fact he had been in contact with local children and could offend again.
She also raised concerns he may attempt to contact victims, witnesses or interfere with evidence.
Court papers revealed the alleged offences happened between 1995 and 2018, at a variety of locations including Avalon Beach, Mona Vale, Newport, Sydney, Warriewood, Palm Beach, Narrabeen, Auburn, Brookvale, Terrey Hills and one at Sydney Airport.
The alleged offences were against at least five different boys.
The disseminating and producing of child abuse material allegedly happened between 2005-06 against an 11-year-old boy, while another producing child abuse material charge allegedly happened between 2011-2012 against a 14-year-old boy.
In applying for bail, Legal Aid solicitor Shelby Van Ooran said Mould had no previous criminal record and had never had dealings with the justice system.
She said her client was willing to adhere to strict bail conditions, including he not enter the Northern Beaches except for court appearances or to meet with legal representatives.
She said he was willing to forfeit his passport and not attend any international or domestic airports as a way of leaving the state and denied claims he was a flight risk.
"Mr Mould is a 70-year-old man with heart and prostate conditions for which he takes a number of medications," she said.
"He has lived at the Sanctuary Point address for a number of years and cares for his sister who needs medical treatment for spinal fractures.
"These alleged offences were a long time ago, the mid-2000s - 10 years ago."
Magistrate David Williams dismissed the application for bail, saying Mould was facing a number of serious charges and if convicted would most likely result in a custodial sentence.
"The prosecution has a strong case, there is an alleged number of serious assaults on children," he said.
"There is a risk he might interfere with witnesses, victims and possible evidence."
He was refused bail to appear in Manly Local Court on September 3.
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