Cult leader 'Little Pebble' found not guilty of grooming 7yo girl

Doomsday cult leader William Kamm found not guilty of grooming girlPosted Thu 13 Aug 2026 at 4:11pmThu 13 Aug 2026 at 4:11pm, updated Thu 13 Aug 2026 at 4:12pmThu 13 Aug 2026 at 4:12pmWilliam Kamm has been acquitted of grooming a girl. His wife was also charged over the matter and was found not guilty. (ABC News: Jamie McKinnell)In short:A doomsday cult leader who has a compound on the NSW South Coast has been found not guilty of grooming a seven-year-old girl for more than a decade.William Kamm and his wife Sandra Susan Mathison were acquitted of all charges following a judge-alone trial at Sydney Downing Centre.Judge Noman said the evidence was not strong enough to prove beyond a reasonable doubt whether the couple intended for the girl to become Kamm's wife before she turned 16.A doomsday cult leader has been cleared of allegations he groomed a seven-year-old girl for more than a decade.William Kamm, who calls himself Little Pebble, faced a five-week trial at Sydney's Downing Centre District Court alongside his wife Sandra Susan Mathison.They were both charged with grooming a child for unlawful sexual activity and grooming a child under 14 for unlawful sexual activity.Kamm, 76, and Mathison, 60, were acquitted of all counts. The cult leader said "God bless the judge" outside the court.Judge Nicole Noman handed down her verdict after hearing evidence from the complainant, her relatives, corrections officers and police throughout the judge-alone trial last month.Kamm had pleaded not guilty to two counts of breaching an extended supervision order and inciting a person to do a sexual act with them in circumstances of aggravation. He was also cleared of those charges.William Kamm in 1988. (Supplied)The convicted paedophile has a compound known as the Order of St Charbel in Bangalee on the NSW South Coast.Court orders resulting from prior offending against a young girl have restricted him from returning there for years.Judge Noman accepted the account that Kamm and Mathison had a plan for the complainant to become Kamm's spouse, but the evidence was not strong enough to prove beyond a reasonable doubt whether this would occur before she was 16.