Nazi Thomas Sewell pleads guilty over violent Camp Sovereignty incident
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell and three other men pleaded guilty to violent disorder over an attack on Melbourne's Indigenous protest site Camp Sovereignty.
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell and three other men plead guilty to charges linked to an alleged attack at Melbourne's Camp Sovereignty last year.
Thomas Sewell and three other men pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria to violent disorder over an attack at Camp Sovereignty in August 2025.
The group allegedly stormed the sacred First Nations site at Kings Domain following an anti-immigration rally, injuring five people.
All four men contested the facts of the prosecution's account and are due back before the County Court on November 9 for sentencing proceedings.
Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has admitted his part in an alleged attack at an Indigenous protest site, but has told a court he disputed the version of events outlined by prosecutors.
Sewell, 33, alongside Nathan Bull, Jake Crokett and Michael Saarinen, today pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria to a count each of violent disorder.
Bull also pleaded guilty to failing to provide his name and address to police.
The men were part of a group that allegedly stormed Camp Sovereignty at Kings Domain on August 31, 2025, following an anti-immigration March for Australia rally, causing injury to five people.
When asked how they wished to plead, they each responded: "To the charges, guilty, but I contest the facts."
Camp Sovereignty is a sacred site for First Nations people, and is where the remains of 38 Indigenous people were buried after being repatriated from the Museum of Victoria.
The site is maintained by volunteers as a part-protest and part-vigil, caring for the country where ancestors are buried.
Multiple men facing charges
There are several other men before the court in relation to the incident.
Jaeden Johnson, Blake Cathcart and Zack Dewaart have also pleaded guilty to violent disorder.
Timothy Lutze had also entered a guilty plea but has since died.
All four men who entered guilty pleas on Wednesday had their bail extended, and are set to reappear before the County Court on November 9.
Sewell's defence barrister, Dermot Dann KC, said the defence would be calling witnesses to speak to context around what occurred on the day, including his suggestion that cars were damaged by counter-protesters.
Outside court, Sewell told reporters he would contest the facts of the case.
"The police and the media have lied about what occurred on August 31 last year," he said.
He refused to answer repeated questions over whether he was remorseful for the violence that took place.
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