Bank exec charged with seeking girls for sex gets bail
Christopher James McCann, 50, appeared in Brisbane Arrest Court on Monday to apply for bail after being charged with one count of using the internet to procure children aged under 16.
The Sydney-based McCann was extradited to Queensland on Thursday night after being arrested by NSW Police.
McCann described himself online as a corporate finance executive with more than 20 years of experience.
Magistrate Louise Shephard told McCann he was accused of a 'terribly serious offence' by allegedly engaging Brisbane sex worker Shauntelle Elizabeth Went, 18, to supply the services of two girls aged 14 or 15.
'You travelled interstate frequently. You formed some kind of connection with [Went]. On May 14 police intercepted messages between you and she.
'The allegation is you ... queried her about whether she had younger friends that she worked with.'
McCann stood in the dock looking either down or straight ahead during his appearance.
Shephard said McCann was accused of making an arrangement and agreeing on price to use Went's services alongside two underage girls.
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