Bloke accused of polygamy after wives find each other on social media

The 48-year-old man is accused of being separated but not divorcing his first wife when he married a second woman in July 2020, before marrying a third woman after separating from his second wife

Leigh Mcmanus and Charlie Jones

11:30, 11 Feb 2023

[The man has been arrested by police and denied bail]

The man has been arrested by police and denied bail

A rattled Aussie bloke faces charges of bigamy after his three 'wives' found each other on social media and reached out to one another.

The 48-year-old man from Perth, Australia, is accused of being separated but not divorcing his first wife when he married a second woman in July 2020.

The Mirror reported that he allegedly didn't tell the second woman and declared on his marriage form that he had never been married before.

He then went on to marry a third woman after separating from his second wife.

[The maximum penalty for bigamy is five years in prison. ]

The maximum penalty for bigamy is five years in prison(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Australian Federal Police began investigating the first wife, contacted the second via social media and exposed his alleged lies.

The second marriage was considered invalid due to the first one.

The man has also been charged with making false claims on legal documents in relation to the second and third marriage, where he claimed he had "never validly married" and signing a formal "declaration of no legal impediment to marriage".

[Australian Federal Police began investigating the first wife contacted the second via social media]

Australian Federal Police began investigating the first wife contacted the second via social media

The man has been arrested and was refused bail ahead of appearing in court.

Senior Constable Kevin Loermans, who is overseeing investigations said the allegations of deception and bigamy were serious.

In a statement he said: "This type of deception and offending has long-lasting and negative real life impacts on the victims and families involved and the AFP will ensure allegations like this are investigated fully."

The maximum penalty for bigamy is five years in prison.

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