Glamorous influencer Jaylie Tori Bonow makes shock admission in court after sparking outrage for feeding a roast chicken to a crocodile

An Instagram influencer has admitted to using her job at a government healthcare agency to help a drug dealer obtain cellphones through identity theft.

Jaylie Tori Bonow, 28, pleaded guilty in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday to one charge of obtaining identifying information to facilitate an offense and one charge of using a restricted computer without consent.

Bonow, who appeared by telephone from Western Australia, admitted using Queensland Health’s computer system while working in payroll to obtain details of three driver’s licenses.

It comes two months after Bonow was criticized after posting a video of feeding a whole cooked chicken to a wild crocodile in far north Queensland.

The court was previously told that Bonow obtained copies of the licenses on August 24, 2017 so her then-boyfriend could use them to obtain mobile phones for his drug trafficking business.

Police prosecutor Laura Cook said Bonow had been guilty of “very dishonest offences” but had also confessed to both her employer and police before any investigation.

“Although these are serious charges, a good behavior bond or a significant fine would serve as a deterrent,” Cook said.

The influencer’s lawyer told the court that Bonow (pictured) had been in an abusive relationship and that she had not benefited from stealing the information

Magistrate Ross Mack said Bonow’s offense was too serious for a good behavior bond because it “goes to the heart of the integrity” of privacy protections in the healthcare system.

“So much information is stored digitally and with that convenience comes the responsibility of protecting it,” Mack said.

Defense attorney Chelsea Waters said Bonow was young at the time of the offense, had not benefited and had been in an abusive relationship.

“She has made full admissions. She was remorseful… She was in a relationship with some level of control,” Waters said.

Mack said Bonow must have known she was providing the permits to assist in a crime and that she would have been trained by her employer not to disclose information inappropriately.

“You may have succumbed to the pressure of a violent man, but you still made a choice and it was the wrong choice,” he said.

Bonow was fined $3000 and no convictions were recorded.

In October, Bonow was criticized for bragging about feeding a fried chicken to a saltwater crocodile on the banks of the Russell River. He then shared images of the brutal act online.

The lawsuit comes two months after Bonow was criticized for posting a video of feeding a whole cooked chicken to a wild crocodile in far north Queensland.

“I’m currently in Far North Queensland and I thought it would be a good idea to grab a whole chook and feed it to one of the crocodiles,” she said in the video, which was later deleted.

‘There are some big salties here and he absolutely loves them. Rest assured, I stayed away from the [river] bank’.

Bonow then turned her phone to show the enormous four-metre-long beast emerging from the water.

The daring act has led to an investigation by the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Innovation.

Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counseling Service on 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).