A former DJ who worked at high school formal after-parties across Adelaide has been charged with 17 new child sex offences, some of which he is alleged to have committed while on parole.
Nicholas Emmanuel Athans was sentenced to 20 months in prison in June 2021, after he was found guilty of having sent sexually explicit photos to four girls, aged between 14 and 16.
Athans was the owner of the business Yeah Hard Entertainment at the time of offending, which organised events including high school formal after-parties.
He also worked as a DJ at a number of popular Adelaide nightclubs.
Court documents show Athans has been charged with multiple new offences, including unlawful sexual intercourse with a person under the age of 17, communicating to make a child amenable to sexual activity, false imprisonment, rape, indecent assault, attempted rape and maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child.
Some of the charges are alleged to have been committed before the offending he was sentenced for in 2021, and others are alleged to have been committed after his release from prison last December.
On Tuesday, Prosecutor Amy Fisher asked the Adelaide Magistrates Court to adjourn the proceedings until September.
"I appreciate that is some time ... Mr Athans has been previously arrested in relation to numerous offences which has been alleged to be committed against many other complainants," she said.
"It will be making an application to have all matters joined together."
Athans's lawyer told the court his client intended to plead not guilty to the charges.
In sentencing Athans in June 2021, Judge Sophie David said she did not have "any real confidence" in his prospects of rehabilitation, given he continued to offend after first being arrested and charged in 2017, "in flagrant breach of [his] bail agreement."
She described his offending as persistent over a 15-month period, with the images sent to the teenage girls described as "graphic," and causing "distress and disgust".
The court heard while his mental health had declined since the charges, he had refused to accept any responsibility and had not shown any remorse.
