The alleged ringleader of the Defence Force’s ‘‘Knights of the Jedi Council’’ was charged by NSW police in Queanbeyan on Monday.

A former army commando, Hastings Fredrickson, is accused of being part of a group of up to 17 men who allegedly shared and circulated videos and photos of naked, unsuspecting women and sometimes challenged fellow members of the group to try to bed them too.

Accused of circulating videos and photos: Hastings Fredrickson. Credit:Graham Tidy

Mr Fredrickson, who was a civilian contractor with defence company Thales in Canberra at the time of the alleged crimes, faces six charges of using a carriage service to cause offence.

It is alleged the emails were sent in NSW and charges are expected against two other men after recommendations from the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to the state’s police force.