The police mugshot of Below Deck star Nathan Gallagher has been published online for the world to see after he reportedly fled Australia where he was headed. is due to appear in court on charges of violently assaulting the mother of his son.
But when Gallagher apparently left the country in the wake of the allegations, the question arises: How exactly was the 28-year-old free to leave the country?
The Daily Mail can reveal that Gallagher’s bail conditions did not require him to surrender his passport or ban him from approaching an international departure point, as is customary in New South Wales when people accused of crimes have ties to foreign countries.
Instead, court records showed that on December 28, Gallagher entered into a bail bond requiring him to be of good behavior and not approach the alleged victim, ex-girlfriend Gael Cameron, or any prosecution witnesses.
Those bail conditions also prevented him from drinking alcoholwho used drugs, was ordered to comply with the terms of an apprehended violence order and notify police if he changed his address.
But not a word required him to stay in the country.
“It’s a standard bail condition,” said a legal source. “If they have a passport and ties to another country, you would think the prosecutor would have asked the court to take that into account.”
The Mail on Wednesday asked NSW Police and NSW courts why Gallagher was not affected by circumstances preventing him from leaving the country. A police spokesperson referred us to the court, who provided us with details of his bail.
How was he allowed to leave? Below Deck star and convicted DV offender Nathan Gallagher left Australia despite serious charges
Gael Cameron and Nathan Gallagher met on the TV show Below Deck Mediterranean in 2024 and had an on-again, off-again relationship and a son together. He attacked her on the morning of December 27 last year in a sustained choking attack that stopped her breathing
It is a particularly glaring failure as Gallagher also faces an active arrest warrant in Ireland after allegedly attacking a man in August 2022 on the main street of Dungloe, a small town in the northwest of Ireland near his birthplace of Burtonport.
In April 2025, Gallagher failed to appear in court on a criminal charge relating to the Dungloe case. Dungloe District Court subsequently issued an arrest warrant on the charge, which carries a prison sentence.
Similarly, Mr Gallagher was due to appear at a full court hearing in Burwood, western Sydney, on Monday, with Ms Cameron present.
Despite Gallagher bragging in an Instagram rant that he had videos, texts and messages that proved his side of the story, he failed to show his face.
Judge Janine Lacy later told the court that Australian immigration records confirmed he had left the country.
Under section 196 of the NSW Criminal Procedure Act, she issued an arrest warrant allowing police to ‘locate, arrest and detain you for the purpose of bringing you directly to court’.
Police then published a mugshot of his arrest on its social media pages.
Judge Lacy also convicted Gallagher in his absence of three crimes: assault occasioning actual bodily harm, common assault and intentionally choking a person without consent.
Gael Cameron, 30, arrives at Burwood Local Court to give evidence about the terrifying attack by her former romantic partner. But the court heard Gallagher was abroad
The court extended a two-year AVO protecting Ms Cameron (above) against Gallagher
The couple met on Below Deck Mediterranean and had a son in June 2025
The disturbing police facts accepted as proven by Judge Lacy reveal that Gallagher attempted to suffocate Ms Cameron by aggressively choking her as he straddled her in bed and prevented her from breaking free.
He did this even as their six-month-old child lay next to her, and as she cried out in fear and pain when he wasn’t choking her to the point where she couldn’t make a sound.
He committed the violent crimes against his then girlfriend and co-star Ms Cameron at their Sydney apartment on Boxing Day last year.
Gallagher, described by the court as ‘currently offshore’, would be immediately taken into custody if he were to fly back or extradited to New South Wales, and further charges would be laid against him for breaching his bail.
The Irish reality TV The participant was granted bail after spending a night in police custody last December 27, under strict conditions.
Gallagher still needs one Interpol Red Notice – essentially an international Wanted Poster for criminally active offenders – but police arrest warrants have now been issued for him in two countries.
Upon return, he would most likely be denied bail as he awaited a sentence of up to five years for each of the charges of choking and assaulting Ms Cameron, leaving her injured.
Asked about Gallagher’s departure from Australia, the Home Office said it “could not comment on individual cases.”
It further said that ‘all visa holders must continue to meet legal requirements in Australia, including character and security criteria’ and that ‘where the Department becomes aware that a visa holder no longer meets the character criteria, it will take appropriate action, which may include visa cancellation.’
