Tyler Jordan Foale pleads not guilty to child sex charges, awaits trial

A 26-year-old man is set to face trial in the Bunbury District Court after allegations related to exposing teenage girls to indecent matter and encouraging a young girl to engage in sexual behaviour. Tyler Jordan Foale appeared in Bunbury Magistrate’s Court via videolink from Bunbury Regional Prison on Thursday where he pleaded not guilty to a series of charges including 16 counts of using electronic communication with intent to expose a person aged under 16 years to indecent matter, two counts of exposing a child under 13 years to indecent matter, two counts of involving a child in child exploitation, and procuring a child aged under 13 years to engage in sexual behaviour. The majority of the alleged incidents took place between January and May last year in Margaret River and Augusta with four young girls the alleged victims. Mr Foale also pleaded not guilty to possessing child exploitation material in Karratha in June last year as well as distributing an intimate image of another woman without consent in Ballajura. The charges were committed to the Bunbury District Court for a trial listing hearing on September 29. Mr Foale’s bail conditions, which bar him from leaving WA or possessing a device with internet access, were extended provided that his $50,000 surety was re-signed.