Convicted child sex offender banned from healthcare after posing as a doctor and counselling children
Consensus Summary
Frankie Allan Bailey, a 60-year-old former headmaster at St Andrew’s Christian College in Grafton, was convicted in 2009 and 2010 of multiple child sex offences involving students aged 14 and 16. After serving a 10-year prison sentence and being placed on the NSW Child Protection Register, Bailey repeatedly breached reporting obligations, leading to further imprisonment in 2021. Upon release, he falsely presented himself as a doctor and counsellor, operating under names like 'Doctor Allan Bailey' and running clinics such as Southwest Mental Health Centre. In 2024, police arrested Bailey for counselling a nine-year-old boy, violating his register conditions. He was diagnosed over the phone and attempted an unsupervised meeting, though the mother insisted on being present. Both sources confirm Bailey pleaded guilty to reporting violations and was permanently banned from healthcare by the NSW Health Care Complaints Commission in April 2026. While both articles agree on key facts, minor discrepancies exist regarding the timing of his plea and the specifics of his sentencing history.
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Key details reported by multiple sources:
- Frankie Allan Bailey was convicted in 2009 of five counts of sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old student at St Andrew’s Christian College, Grafton, where he was headmaster.
- Bailey was convicted in 2010 of aggravated sexual assault of a 14-year-old student at the same school, where he drugged her and molested her.
- Bailey was sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison (2009–2019) for his crimes, with a non-parole period of six years.
- Bailey was placed on the NSW Child Protection Register, requiring him to report to police and barring him from contact with anyone under 18.
- Bailey breached his reporting obligations three times and was sentenced to imprisonment in 2021, released in 2022.
- Bailey posed as a doctor and health practitioner, using the name 'Doctor Allan Bailey,' despite holding no medical qualifications.
- Bailey was arrested in May 2024 for providing counselling services to a nine-year-old boy, violating his Child Protection Register conditions.
- Bailey diagnosed the nine-year-old boy over the phone and attempted to meet with him alone, though the mother insisted on being present.
- Bailey pleaded guilty in May 2025 to five counts of failing to comply with reporting obligations.
- The NSW Health Care Complaints Commission issued a permanent ban on Bailey providing any health services, effective April 16, 2026.
- Bailey held a doctorate in science education (2003) but no formal medical or health-related qualifications.
- Bailey operated under multiple business names, including 'Southwest Counselling' and 'Southwest Mental Health Centre,' despite closing and reopening after complaints.
Points of Difference
Details reported by only one source:
- Bailey claimed to specialise in trauma, addictions, parenting support, self-harm, post-natal depression, cognitive analytic therapy, and dialectical behaviour therapy.
- Bailey told police he no longer used his first name in his work to avoid clients discovering his convictions.
- Bailey advised he would close his clinic in 2023 due to 'harassment' but reopened under a different name.
- The Commission found Bailey misrepresented himself by painting himself as a doctor and health expert.
- Bailey was sentenced to imprisonment in 2021 for breaching reporting obligations and released the next year.
- Bailey was accused of trying to forge a career in healthcare by claiming qualifications he never studied.
- Police monitored Bailey after a complaint he was counselling in a church, which he denied but was substantiated by the pastor.
- Bailey was charged with three counts of contravening a prohibition order in addition to the reporting violations.
- Bailey is currently serving a two-and-a-half-year jail sentence and is eligible for parole.
- The ABC approached Corrective Services NSW for a right of reply, which was denied due to policy.
Contradictions
Conflicting information between sources:
- Newscomau states Bailey pleaded guilty to five counts of failing to comply with reporting obligations in May 2025, while ABC does not specify a date for the plea but confirms the charges.
- Newscomau mentions Bailey was sentenced to imprisonment in 2021 for breaching reporting obligations, while ABC does not explicitly state the year of the sentence but confirms the breach and subsequent imprisonment.
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