Ron Brierley is fighting to be freed from prison in the Supreme Court of New South Wales today.
The rich lister was jailed for 14 months in October 2021 for the possession of child abuse material.
The 84-year-old, who uses a walking stick and struggled to stand up from his seat alone when he was sentenced last year, has spent the last three months in a Sydney prison. His lawyers are arguing that because of his frail health, Brierley should be allowed to serve his sentence at home.
Brierley pleaded guilty to possessing more than 46 thousand images that he downloaded from a subscription service.
Police became aware of the offending when he was stopped boarding a flight to Fiji with USB devices full of images. More were later found in his home.
During his sentencing in October last year, it was revealed some were as young as four-years-old. Many were photographed in sexualised poses, wearing crop tops, singlets, bikinis and underwear. They were often posing in sexualised poses and sometimes photographed in a bedroom in front of a backdrop with a curtain.
