If New Zealand has the notorious group Roast Busters, their counterpart in Australia is the Knights of the Jedi Council, made up of 17 soldiers who allegedly spread through the Internet images of unsuspecting naked women and then challenge members of the council to have sex with these females.

The New South Wales Police in Queanbeyan filed on Monday charges against Hastings Fredrickson, a former army commando and the alleged leader of the council. He was a civilian contractor with Thales in Canberra when the alleged offences happened.

The police filed against Mr Fredrickson six charges of using a carriage service to offend and is expected to file charges against two other men based on recommendations from the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

Mr Fredrickson had resigned from the reserves in July, while the army filed six soldiers in the earlier part of November for their involvement in the council. Another seven are to be sacked and 172 others are under investigation. A total of 122 regular army and army reserve soldiers linked to the council have been terminated due to misconduct or unacceptable behaviour.

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The police said the leader sent in 2010 emails using the Australian Defence Force email systems from New South Wales which reportedly include details of the size and shape of the women's breasts and his rating of the sexual experience.

Chief of Army David Morrison said the materials sent are repugnant and demeaning of women, and worse than the ADFA Skype sex scandal in which a cadet broadcast via the messenger video service his sexual tryst with a female cadet without her knowledge.

"These 122 individuals have engaged in conduct which is inconsistent with the army's values of courage, initiative, respect and teamwork and the standards of behaviour that we demand of all members of our army," Mr Morrison said.

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