A Cairns businessman and author who is on the board of two charities has failed to beat a public nuisance charge after representing himself in court.
Matthew Newton
August 19, 2021
A CAIRNS businessman and author who is on the board of two charities has failed to beat a public nuisance charge after representing himself in court.
Shane Craig Cuthbert, 30, pleaded not guilty to one count of public nuisance in the Cairns Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Giving evidence to the court, Senior Sergeant James Coates said he was on foot patrol with another officer in Abbott Street in the Cairns CBD at 9pm on February 27 when his attention was drawn to a group of people as a result of yelling and profanities.
Sgt Coates said he saw a man on the roadway who he later came to know as Shane Cuthbert, stop a motor vehicle and walk around to the passenger side of the vehicle, before stopping another three vehicles as he moved toward where he was standing on the median strip.
Sgt Coates asked Shane Cuthbert why he was stopping traffic, to which he responded, “I was just crossing the road”, the court heard.
Shane Cuthbert’s companions arrived on the median strip and there was a commotion.
In the course of the interaction, Sgt Coates said Shane Cuthbert grabbed at his chest near his bodyworn camera.
He then asked Shane Cuthbert to move to the side of the roadway, at which he said: “I am walking away” and he proceeded across the roadway.
Sgt Coates said he followed Shane Cuthbert, at which point Shane Cuthbert swung out his arm and lashed out at him.
Fearing he was about to be assaulted, he restrained and arrested Shane Cuthbert, Sgt Coates told the court.
Sgt Coates’ evidence was supported by footage from his bodyworn camera (see below).
Shane Cuthbert put forward an alternate case, explaining that he and his friends had finished dinner and were trying to find the Uber cars they had ordered.
He told the court that he was compliant with police directions and did not strike out at Sgt Coates but was rather trying to wave to his friends.
Magistrate Joe Pinder found Shane Cuthbert’s behaviour was “clearly” disorderly and that the charge was proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Discussing sentencing, Shane Cuthbert requested a conviction not be recorded as he was due to complete law school at the end of the semester and would be applying to the Supreme Court to practice as a lawyer.
Mr Pinder pointed to Cuthbert’s “substantial” criminal history, “the most recent entry of which is now, a round of drinks under two years ago where you were sentenced to a period of imprisonment”, and “a litany of (convictions) within 10 years”.
“Sir, the issue about your history and whether or not you get admitted is not going to swing too much on this,” Mr Pinder said.
Shane Cuthbert told the court he was self-employed and ran and operated a number of businesses, and was on the board of two charitable organisations, and performed a lot of community service.
He also said he had published 22 books internationally with proceeds donated to different organisations around the world.
Mr Pinder sentenced Shane Cuthbert to 50 hours unpaid community service and recorded a conviction.
Shane Cuthbert’s Arrest Caught on Body Warn Camera Footage
Here is the evidence against Shane Cuthbert
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Shane Cuthbert Recorded Conversations from May 2023
🔊Charity Fraud, Drug Trafficking & Police Informant
Shane Cuthbert admits to registering fake charities including ‘Domestic Violence Anonymous’ using the identity of his friends (including a mentally disabled man) and partner without their awareness. He admits to fooling members of parliament into thinking that he is an expert on DV and applying for grants. He also talks about trafficking guns and the drug ICE into Cairns whilst avoiding investigation by being a police informant.
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🔊Infiltrating Society & Collecting Dirt on Judges
Shane Cuthbert laughs about infiltrating every aspect of society. He talks about being a member of various law associations where he attends to get pictures with magistrates and judges. He explains that if he goes before one of these judicial officers as a defendant and the case isn’t going his way, he can produce the photos to claim a conflict of interest so that judicial officer will have to recuse themselves.
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🔊Threatens to Burn His Partners Place Down
Shane Cuthbert admits to running a business under his partner (Georgia Rosandich) name to avoid scrutiny due to his criminal record. He reveals he invested proceeds of crime into the venture and used Georgia’s name to secure licensing. He describes controlling the business from behind the scenes and threatening to burn it down if she cuts him out. He boasts about self-nominating for awards, manipulating systems, and using intimidation to maintain power.
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🔊Using Dead Cats to Intimidate Neighbour
Shane Cuthbert brags about placing dead animals on his neighbour’s front door step and car windshield as revenge for complaining about Shane’s loud parties. He brags about taunting police after a raid, and building fake business websites to create the illusion of criminal sophistication. He admits to collecting Centrelink while claiming to run multiple ventures and manipulating how others perceive him to appear more powerful and dangerous than he is.
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🔊Blackmailing Parliament to be like Adolf Hitler
Shane Cuthbert talks about his obsession with wanting to manipulate and blackmail the Queensland parliament to get his way and become the ultimate controller of the state, the country and the world to be like Hitler. He says Debbie Kilroy laughed when he told her about his wife, that Pat O’Shane doesn’t care about his past but is only interested in using him to research her PhD and that Cairns Councillor Rob Pyne is easily taken advantage of and is desperate for supporters.
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🔊Everyone is Too Scared to Talk About the Bruises
Shane Cuthbert admits he volunteers to gain votes and plans to run for state parliament with support from a political team helping him manage scandals. He confirms there is video evidence of bruises from a past domestic violence case but says people stay silent because they’re unsure how to react. He relies on his credibility and connections to prevent media scrutiny and believes journalists are too afraid to challenge him due to past legal threats.
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🔊Shane Cuthbert banned from Queensland parliament
Shane Cuthbert talks about his political ambitions and expresses frustration over being banned from attending QLD state parliament by Curtis Pitt MP, speaker of the house. He wonders if police have told the Labor Party that he is involved in organised crime. He also admits that a friend of his who is a police prosecutor advised him that if he sues government departments for $10k or less they will likely just settle out of court to avoid the costs.
🔊A Current Affair and Breaching the ADVO
Shane Cuthbert talks about contacting A Current Affair to request a copy of their 2016 segment. He also talks about the current Apprehended Domestic Violence Order condition which prohibits him from publishing photos or adverse comments about his ex wife Berenger Rose. He discusses testing the boundaries by talking about her to the media knowing that they would publish his comments and discusses what defence he would use if he’s charged.
Shane Cuthbert Exposed on A Current Affair 2023
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Shane Cuthbert Exposed on A Current Affair 2024
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Shane Cuthbert Montage of Admissions
Shows Shane joking about being a rapist, curing Borderline Personality Disorder, pretending to be a life coach as well as recorded admissions about threatening to burn down his partners place if she doesn’t help him launder his drug money whilst laughing about plans to manipulate police, bikies and parliament.
Shane Cuthbert Admitting to Charity Fraud
Shows contrast between what Shane told A Current Affair about allegations of charity fraud and what he bragged to his mate privately about. Admits to registering ‘Domestic Violence Anonymous’ using identity fraud, exploiting the disabled, using forged documents to deceive the government and public.
