Melbourne rugby player and accused attempted sex trafficker Michael Quinn has aborted an attempt to apply for bail during an appearance in a Los Angeles court.
Quinn, 33, deemed a flight risk and danger to the community by prosecutors, had indicated earlier in the week he would apply for bail.
But, as he stood in shackles in the US District Court in downtown Los Angeles on Friday (Saturday AEST), his lawyer, Lisa Labarre, told Judge Karen Stevenson they were dropping the bail bid.
Judge Stevenson confirmed Quinn would remain behind bars, telling him there was a serious risk he would flee and, because of the serious nature of his charges, there were concerns for the safety of the public if he was released.
"The defendant is remanded to the custody of the United States Marshals," Judge Stevenson said.
A preliminary hearing has been set for June 6.
Quinn is being held in downtown LA's Metropolitan Detention Center.
US authorities allege Quinn, who had flown to Los Angeles on May 19 and had been staying at a Hollywood Hills home, had agreed to pay a pimp $US250 to have sex with a six-year-old boy at a party in an LA hotel room attended by pedophiles.
The pimp and pedophiles, however, were undercover US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
Quinn was charged with one count of attempted sex trafficking of a minor and one count of travelling to the US for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
The sex trafficking charge carries a maximum sentence of life without the possibility of parole.
Quinn had planned to fly from LA to Nashville, Tennessee, to play in this week's Bingham Cup, a rugby tournament honouring September 11 hero and pioneer of gay rugby clubs, Mark Bingham.
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