'Radicalised' NSW man behind bars

Sydney man Greg Ceissman, 24, has been refused bail in a NSW court after he allegedly accessed extremist material online.

A young Sydney man has been refused bail after he allegedly breached an anti-terror supervision order by accessing extremist material online.

Greg Ceissman, 24, was charged with multiple counts of failing to comply with his extended supervision order in August 2018, a month after it was issued over allegations he had been radicalised during a stint in prison.

The NSW Supreme Court on Thursday heard the some of the most serious charges related to claims he accessed extremist material on YouTube.

The Crown alleges that occurred sometime after Ceissman referred to police as "white Christian dogs" and spoke about how he'd breach his supervision order and commit terrorism acts.

He admitted in 2018 to breaching an earlier interim order by disobeying a direction on internet access and using undeclared applications including WhatsApp, Facebook and dating website F***book.

His lawyer during his bail application on Thursday said Ceissman would defend the new charges.

She said serving a sentence had given him an opportunity to consider his position and commit to getting through his two-year ESO and resuming his normal life.

But the crown prosecutor submitted the case against Ceissman was overwhelming and the 24-year-old showed disregard for people in authority.

"He's been prepared to breach orders almost immediately after they were made," the prosecutor said.

Justice Christine Adamson ultimately refused Ceissman's release application because she wasn't satisfied that safety concerns raised by the Crown would be ameliorated by his bail proposal.

Ceissman hasn't been charged with a terror offence and has previously denied having extremist views.

Justice Stephen Rothman imposed the ESO against him under the Terrorism (High Risk Offenders) Act after the state alleged he'd been radicalised while serving a sentence for non-terror related offences.

NSW claimed he'd expressed a threat to attack Bankstown Shopping Centre and Marrickville Police Station and shoot and behead police officers.


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