Below Deck Mediterranean’s Nathan Gallagher flees Australia, warrant issued for his arrest
Below Deck Mediterranean star Nathan Gallagher is suspected of having fled Australia while facing three domestic violence-related charges over an incident in Sydney last year.
Gallagher was arrested in Sydney on December 27 after police were called to a unit complex in Melrose Park in the city’s northwest following reports of an alleged assault the day before, according to a police memo obtained by Rolling Stone.
He was expected to show up to a hearing in Burwood Local Court yesterday, September 1, but failed to appear. Prosecutors believe he has fled the country.
Gallagher was charged with “assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent, and common assault”, according to New South Wales Police, Rolling Stone reported last month. The incident reportedly happened on Boxing Day 2025.
The Below Deck bosun was granted conditional bail by Burwood Local Court on January 15 and scheduled to appear in court yesterday. He had earlier pleaded not guilty.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported that prosecutors asked the judge to convict the Irishman in absentia.
Judge Janine Lacy convicted Gallagher on all three charges and issued a warrant for his arrest.
New South Wales Police have issued the warrant, asking anyone with information on Gallagher’s whereabouts not to approach him and to inform authorities.
Australian media reported that the reality TV star’s alleged victim, his then-partner and Below Deck Mediterranean castmate Gael Cameron, was in court yesterday ready to give evidence.
Gallagher and Cameron share a young son.
The latest season of Below Deck Mediterranean, filmed before the incident took place,is currently airing in New Zealand and features Gallagher balancing his role as bosun aboard a superyacht with family commitments involving Cameron and their infant son.
Following news of the Boxing Day incident, it has also been revealed that Gallagher is also subject to a bench warrant issued in Ireland.
This separate warrant relates to an alleged assault of an unknown man in Dungloe in August 2022, two years before Gallagher found fame as a cast member on the Bravo franchise.