Deloitte exec bailed on child porn charges

A Deloitte Australia director accused of possessing 1200 child porn pictures and videos returned to NSW from interstate to surrender to police after they discovered the abuse material on computers and tablets.

Stephan Sparrius, 41, was granted conditional bail following a brief hearing at Sydney's Central Local Court on Monday.

It comes a day after he was charged with four counts of possessing child abuse material, using a carriage service to access child pornography material and using a carriage service to make available, publish or distribute child pornography.

Sparrius has worked for Deloitte since 2012 and regularly travelled to Melbourne as part of his $240,000-a-year job.

Police raided his home while he was away last Thursday, the court heard.

During the search officers contacted him and he provided passwords to the laptop, portable hard drive and iPad on which the child porn images and videos were allegedly found.

"Approximately 1200 images depicting underage boys in a variety of situations from suggestive poses in underwear, various states of undress and others which reveal the genitalia through to penetrative sexual activity (were found)," court documents state.

A book containing images of naked young boys was also allegedly found and videos of a man having sex with a boy under 14 were also discovered, court documents show.

Sparrius is further accused of uploading links to child abuse material on a website.

After hearing his Surry Hills unit had been raided, Sparrius returned to Sydney and on Sunday handed himself in to police.

"The accused admitted to both accessing and saving numerous images of underage boys online," it's alleged in court documents.

In his subsequent court appearance, prosecutor Tony Strik opposed bail, saying the offences were serious and Sparrius's possible desire and financial capacity to flee the state and avoid court made him a flight risk.

"The community would expect some type of custody would be imposed," he told the court.

Sparrius's defence lawyer, who did not want to give her name, said he would report to police daily and post a surety.

Magistrate Clare Farnan agreed the flight risk could be offset and granted conditional bail, ordering him to report to police three times a week and arrange for $10,000 in surety.

In granting bail she acknowledged the offences were serious.

"It is likely Mr Sparrius will receive a prison sentence," she said.

Sparrius is due to appear at the Downing Centre Local Court on April 5.