Pedo Ex-Cop Robert Charles Warland, 72, Pleads Guilty to Procuring Child for Sex
Pedophile and ex-senior SAPOL cop, Robert Charles Warland, 72
Career SAPOL cop and pedophile Robert Charles Warland, 72, has admitted to communicating with a child with the intention of procuring them for sexual activity – after previously asking to withdraw his guilty plea to an almost identical charge.
Hiding his evil face from the media, Robert Charles Warland was silent as he left the South Australian District Court on Thursday morning, charged with child sexual offending.
In February, Warland, 72, an ex-cop who spent his entire career in the highly deviant SAPOL force, pleaded guilty to having communicated with a child under 17 to make them amenable to sex.
However, in August, he applied to the court to have that guilty plea withdrawn, which prosecutors conceded to on Thursday morning.
Patrick Hill, for Warland, then told Judge Michelle Sutcliffe his client would be pleading guilty to the alternate – and almost identical – charge of communicating with the intention of procuring a child for sexual activity.
The court heard Warland committed the offence by communicating with the child under 17 – whose identity is suppressed by law – between May 16 and 20, 2022 in Berri and other places.
His lawyers argued publication of his case would impact his son’s employment and “cause unnecessary hardship” to him, as well as a “detrimental effect” to Warland’s wife.
Granted an interim suppression order, Warland opted not to pursue it at his next court hearing and his case was publicised.
Warland’s son, Jay Michael Warland, is a SAPOL detective whose Facebook activity indicates he too is a major weirdo. We ran a story in August 2023 describing Warland junior’s habit of posting creepy pictures on Facebook. His antics would be considered inappropriate in the private sector, but at sleazy DIDDYPOL, which is full of sex pests, rapists and pedos, it’s a matter of the creepier the better.
Hill on Thursday tendered two expert reports – one each from a psychologist and a therapist – to support his client.
Judge Sutcliffe adjourned the matter for sentencing submissions to be made in November.
Outside court, Warland declined to comment on why he committed the offences after a lifetime career in law enforcement.
It is unknown if Warland previously molested children during his lifelong career at SAPOL. He used his position to embed himself in community organisations and sporting clubs, a strategy used by other pedos such as disgraced magistrate Peter Liddy to gain access to young victims.
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Former country police officer Robert Charles Warland, 72, pleads guilty to procuring child for sex. The Advertiser.
