The boy's lawyer says his client is not "radicalised", but the prosecutor says the boy told a psychologist he "fantasised about stabbing people"The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said he was now aware of the seriousness of possessing extremist material when he was 14 years old.
The prosecution told the court that his offending was "more than just sharing videos online", and that he actively participated in online chat rooms, obtaining "extremely depraved" extremist material and coaching others online about how to make bombs. The court heard that since the boy has been in prison, drawings have been discovered depicting the ISIS flag and masked ISIS fighters carrying weapons.that had occurred during the boy's time in detention, including "concerning" comments made about next year's Anzac Day services.
Defence lawyer Chris Weir said his client was not "radicalised", but that the offending itself happened within the context of his autism and he had a strong prospect for rehabilitation.