<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An award-winning writer accused of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/child-abuse" rel="" target="" title="child exploitation"><span>child exploitation</span></a><span> has had his strict bail conditions relaxed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/craig-silvey-child-exploitation-material-charges-books-dropped/acc050dc-f24a-4f91-871e-46fa99da0608" rel="" target="" title="Craig Nicolas Silvey"><span>Craig Nicolas Silvey</span></a><span>, 43, is charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material between January 7 and 9.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He is yet to enter pleas to the allegations and was granted bail with strict conditions when he faced court last month.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/protest-restrictions-remain-in-place-ahead-of-israeli-president-visit/cf060331-5e1e-4445-a7f7-de6178c5f710" target="_blank"><strong><span>Police extend protest restrictions ahead of Israeli president's visit</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Silvey, who wrote novels Jasper Jones and Rhubarb, reappeared in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/victoria" rel="" target="" title="Fremantle"><span>Fremantle</span></a><span> Magistrates </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="Court"><span>Court</span></a><span> today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The father-of-three successfully applied to have his bail varied.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Silvey, who has been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the International Dublin Literary Award, managed to have conditions around his internet access rolled back so he can disable his </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/social-media" rel="" target="" title="social media"><span>social media</span></a><span> profiles.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/author-craig-silvey-accused-of-child-exploitation-has-bail-varied/98981be6-ccb2-4b16-9706-ca2136ed578e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He also had a condition that he not be in possession of an electronic device capable of making encrypted communications, such as a mobile phone, partially lifted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Silvey can now access a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/mobile-phones" rel="" target="" title="mobile phone"><span>mobile phone</span></a><span>, but not access encrypted communications applications.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He now only needs to report to Fremantle </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="Police Station"><span>Police Station</span></a><span> twice a week instead of three.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police allege they caught Silvey communicating with child exploitation offenders online when they raided his Fremantle home before his arrest in January.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woman-stabbed-man-shot-dead-manning-great-lakes/1f67fabc-732a-4a5b-96bc-246e1d32c845" target="_blank"><strong><span>Man shot dead by police after woman stabbed on NSW's Mid North Coast</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Silvey is best known for his 2009 coming-of-age novel Jasper Jones, which is considered a modern Australian classic and was aimed at adults and young readers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The global hit won the Australian Book Industry's Book of the Year Award and has been adapted for film and various stage productions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His most recent novel, Runt and the Diabolical Dognapping, was published by Allen &amp; Unwin in September.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another of his books is Honeybee, which won the Australian Indie Book Award in 2021.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Most of his works were purged from reading lists across the nation after he was charged.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Allen &amp; Unwin and Fremantle Press, which published Rhubarb, have stopped promoting his books.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Silvey is scheduled to return to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="court"><span>court</span></a><span> on March 16.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" title="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>