Grace Lesley Trevelle, 25, faces court charged over alleged elaborate pregnancy scam, stalking charges

A woman accused of faking pregnancies, forging ultrasound scans and demanding money from men she met on social media in an elaborate stalking and fraud scheme has been named. Grace Lesley Trevelle, 25, was born in Toowoomba but allegedly committed the six-month defrauding spree while living at Tugun on the Gold Coast. Police allege Ms Trevelle sent a large number of messages where she falsely claimed she was pregnant and had given birth to children with two previous short-term partners. It is alleged the 25-year-old attempted to solicit money for medical expenses based on forged documents. Ms Trevelle is charged with 15 offences, including five counts of fraud, four counts each of forgery and uttering and one count of stalking. Two other charges — possessing dangerous drugs and possessing utensil — have been dropped since her arrest. It is alleged she befriended 37-year-old Kingaroy man Jason Gary Tessman and 31-year-old Tara man Stephen Thomas Wilson through social media between February and March 2025, before engaging in a short-term relationship with both of them. Police further allege she then flooded both men with messages, claiming she was pregnant and needed money for medical expenses. These messages allegedly included fake ultrasound images and fabricated medical documents where she allegedly claimed she had given birth, demanding more cash. Police allege in court documents that Ms Trevelle first dishonestly obtained money from Mr Tessman on February 20, 2025. Less than two months later she had also allegedly obtained money dishonestly from Mr Wilson. Ms Trevelle went on to fraudulently obtain money from both men three more times in less than six months, police allege. She is also accused of stalking, intimidating, harassing or abusing Mr Wilson during this six-month period. Ms Trevelle was taken into custody on September 3, and was refused bail on September 17 due to an “unacceptable risk of reoffending,” according to court documents. She has been remanded in custody to reappear in the Southport Magistrates Court on October 17, 2025 Bodycam footage of the woman’s arrest shows an officer executing a search warrant. The officer tells her the warrant is “in relation to a stalking investigation” before she is escorted to a waiting police car. Investigators believe there may be more alleged victims, particularly in the Gold Coast region, and have urged anyone with information to come forward.