A suspected sex predator has lost his University of Melbourne scholarship and been banned from setting foot on campus after he was charged with multiple rape and 'sexual fraud' offences.
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On Friday, Anthony Brooks, 33, fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court where his request to vary his bail conditions so he could spend Christmas and most of the summer on the NSW coast was denied.
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Brooks had wished to move to Basin View in the Jervis Bay area for two months between December and January, citing a desire to reconnect with friends and family and seek mental health care.
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A detective from the Proactive Targeting Team, Leading Detective Senior Constable Luke Ilott, expressed concern that if Brooks' bail variation was allowed then the registered sex offender would be 'one further step removed from the scrutiny of Victoria Police'.
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Detective Ilott also feared that Victoria Police would be restricted in its ability to monitor Brooks' various devices, the court was told.
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The court also heard that NSW Police lacked the power to monitor or enforce bail conditions imposed in Victoria.
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Magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz denied Brooks' application on the grounds that allowing him to travel would 'enhance the risk of further offending'.
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'Permitting you to travel to New South Wales has the practical effect of diminishing conditions of bail for that period,' Magistrate Mykytowycz said.
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Anthony Brooks, 33, fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court after he was charged with dozens of serious sex offences
Brooks has lost his University of Melbourne scholarship
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Furthermore, this alleged offending has not occurred principally in public.
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Rather, it has occurred indoors, out of view of others, and has only required an electronic device to give effect to the alleged deceptions.'
Magistrate Mykytowycz also highlighted that there was no mental health treatment plan before the court.
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This was particularly important because the period sought to travel is over Christmas, New Year and into January, when many treating providers take annual leave.
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Consequently, the application to vary bail... is refused.
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Meanwhile, the Daily Mail can reveal the full extent of the allegations Brooks faces.
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Brooks, whom the Daily Mail previously revealed faced a charge of possessing and transmitting child abuse material, is accused of raping a 'vulnerable and isolated' man multiple times with his penis and a sex toy in April 2024.
He also allegedly stalked the complainant with bogus identities to harass him into maintaining an 'unwanted sexual relationship' between February 2023 and June 2024.
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Police allege Brooks used a carriage service to menace the complainant and cause him 'physical and mental harm', making him 'fear for his safety'.
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Brooks was also charged with multiple 'sexual act by fraud' offences whereby he allegedly made false representations to force the complainant to take part in sex acts.
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Brooks (pictured outside court) is accused of raping a 'vulnerable and isolated' man multiple times with his penis and a sex toy in April 2024
Brooks, who is facing 46 serious charges in total, also allegedly produced an intimate image of the complainant, failed to comply with sex offender reporting obligations, and breached bail three times.
He was charged with the rape and sexual fraud offences on July 1 this year, just two days after the Mail first revealed the child abuse material allegations as well as his status as a University of Melbourne student.
Magistrate Mykytowycz noted that Brooks' alleged offending was 'very serious'.
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'It's alleged you had engaged in a protracted and intentional course of conduct against the complainant in order to maintain a sexual relationship,' Magistrate Mykytowycz said.
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Magistrate Mykytowycz said Brooks was a registered offender for the first five months of his alleged period of offending from February 2023 to June 2024.
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The court heard that Brooks' sex offender registration was suspended after an 'application was made on his behalf' but had been 'subsequently reinstated'.
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Brooks was made a registered sex offender when he came to Victoria from New South Wales
Pictured: A mock-up of messages Brooks allegedly sent to the complainant, as quoted by Magistrate Michelle Mykytowycz in court
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The offending has allegedly involved the use of... nine different mobile numbers and four different handsets to create eight fictitious personas and their social media accounts to maintain contact and control over the increasingly vulnerable and isolated complainant,' Magistrate Mykytowycz said.
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One fictitious person was that of a detective who was used in the offending behind the charges of the rape and compelling rape charges.
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On the allegations, it was elaborate, sophisticated and persistent and, more specifically, involved the use of electronic devices to give effect to the offending.
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This included allegedly sending the complainant a message to the effect of, and I quote, "By now you have probably realised I can become anyone and be on anything, I've been Andrew, Anthony and Bradley."
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You've also messaged the complainant stating: "If he doesn't rebuild the damage there will be eyes.
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You'll never know which profiles are mine and which ones are real."
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Magistrate Mykytowycz, an experienced adjudicator on the Magistrates' Court sex crimes committal mention list, said Brooks allegedly caused the complainant 'significant mental harm' after the man intentionally overdosed in February 2024.
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'The suicide attempt followed an extensive period of communication with your alleged persona Bradley,' Magistrate Mykytowycz said.
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Brooks allegedly went to the complainant's apartment, called triple-0, then went through the man's phone before warning him to say it was an 'accidental overdose' or he risked 'losing his job'.
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'The magnitude of harm to any complainant should you re-offend in a similar way is not dissimilar,' Magistrate Mykytowycz said.
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Brooks is pictured leaving court after he was charged with multiple rape offences
Magistrate Mykytowycz also noted that some of the allegations against Brooks mirrored similar offending he committed in NSW prior to coming to Melbourne to study.
Brooks also allegedly breached bail conditions for his latest Victorian matter after police found him with a device containing apps including Instagram and Grindr.
The court heard Brooks allegedly met the current complainant on Grindr and there also may be a 'further new matter involving online sexual acts relating to two complainants using a false persona'.
Brooks was interviewed by police last month over this new matter and 'may be summonsed to court'.
Brooks, who was awarded a University of Melbourne scholarship, has since lost it after the Daily Mail exposed the allegations against him.
He has also been booted from his student accommodation and has been barred from University of Melbourne campuses following our reporting.
However, he is still able to continue his history honours degree online.
During his academic career, Brooks gained entry to and completed an arts degree at the prestigious institution and made the Dean's Honours List in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
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Brooks received the university's 2026 Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship and, as of March this year, was identified as a 'current history honours student'.
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On April 29 this year, Brooks was charged with transmitting child abuse material.
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In June, the Mail submitted a series of questions to the university, including whether it was aware Brooks was a registered offender.
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The university declined to answer.
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On April 29 this year, Brooks was charged with transmitting child abuse material
We also asked what protocols the university had to monitor sex offenders and to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and students.
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Again, the university did not respond.
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Another question left unanswered was whether Brooks would have been permitted to enrol in the bachelor's program had the university known he was a sex offender.
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