13岁患有自闭症的托马斯因在网上搜索极端组织信息而陷入司法困局1。他的父母在2021年向警方求助，希望获得康复帮助而非刑事处理1。维多利亚警察随后将其转介至反暴力极端主义单位接受治疗1。
然而仅三个月后，澳大利亚联邦警察以两个卧底网络身份介入，在71天内与托马斯交流55天1。在此期间，联邦警察军官鼓励他制造炸弹，并告诉他将成为"优秀的自杀炸弹手或狙击手"1。托马斯随后向学校同学发送了带有"ISIS"字样的持刀自拍照1。
2023年，法官驳回了针对托马斯的控罪，认定联邦警察的卧底行动对其康复是"注定失败"的1。法官还指出，联邦警察军官"喂养"了托马斯的极端主义执念，进行了"grooming"行为1。
但托马斯的问题并未结束。2025年他17岁时再次发表极端主义内容，以"阿道夫·希特勒"名义向墨尔本希伯来会众发送威胁邮件1。他随后认罪，在青少年拘留所服刑约一年1。
专业人士指出，自闭症患者对网络极端主义可能存在特定脆弱性1。前极端分子穆宾·谢赫在Parents for Peace工作，他表示其案例中约65%涉及神经发散，自闭症占大多数1。
托马斯一家目前正在起诉联邦警察，指控其进行了年龄和残疾歧视1。
Thomas, an autistic teenager who experienced bullying at school due to his disability and cognitive difficulties, began searching online for information about extremist organizations at age 13 1. When his parents sought help from authorities in 2021, they were looking for rehabilitation rather than criminal prosecution 1. Victoria Police referred him to a counter-violent-extremism (CVE) unit for recovery support 1.
However, three months into his engagement with the CVE program, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) intervened with two undercover online identities 1. Over 71 days of contact spanning 55 days of direct communication, AFP officers encouraged Thomas to build bombs and told him he would make an "excellent suicide bomber or sniper" 1. The situation escalated when Thomas sent classmates a photo of himself holding a knife with "ISIS" written on it 1.
In 2023, a judge dismissed the charges against Thomas, determining that the AFP's undercover operation was "destined to fail" his rehabilitation 1. The court found that AFP officers had "fed" Thomas's obsession and engaged in "grooming" behavior toward him 1. Despite this legal victory, Thomas faced charges again at age 17 in 2025 after posting extremist content and sending threatening emails to Melbourne's Hebrew Congregation under the name "Adolf Hitler" 1. He subsequently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to approximately one year in youth detention 1.
Experts highlight concerning patterns in such cases. Nicole Rogerson, CEO of Autism Australia, noted that autistic individuals may face specific vulnerabilities to online extremism 1. Mubin Sheikh, a former extremist now working with Parents for Peace, reported that roughly 65 percent of cases his organization handles involve neurodivergent individuals, with autism representing the majority 1. Thomas's family is now pursuing legal action against the AFP, alleging age and disability discrimination 1.
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