Nathan Gallagher’s Below Deck Domestic Violence Case: Arrest, Conviction, Warrant and What We Know

Content warning: This article discusses domestic violence, assault and allegations of choking.

If you’ve been watching Below Deck Mediterranean lately, there’s an uncomfortable disconnect between what’s happening on television and what has unfolded away from the yacht.

Nathan Gallagher is still appearing on the currently airing season. But in the real world, his relationship with fellow Below Deck Med cast member Gael Cameron has ended, an Australian court has convicted him of three domestic violence offenses involving Cameron, police have issued a warrant for his arrest, and Bravo says it has no plans to work with him again.

That’s a lot to absorb, particularly because the story has changed rapidly over the past few weeks.

Early coverage concerned an arrest and allegations. That distinction was essential then.

It isn’t the entire story anymore.

As of September 4, 2026, Gallagher has been convicted in absentia after failing to appear for his scheduled court hearing in Australia. He has not yet been sentenced.

So let’s separate what police alleged, what Gallagher said, what the court subsequently found and where the case stands now.

Who Is Nathan Gallagher From Below Deck Mediterranean?

Gallagher became part of the Bravo universe through Below Deck Mediterranean, where he met Gael Cameron while they were both working as deckhands during Season 9.

Their relationship developed beyond the show.

The couple later welcomed a son in June 2025. The currently airing season includes Gallagher’s experience balancing work aboard the yacht with fatherhood.

That television timeline matters.

The current season was filmed before Gallagher’s December 2025 arrest.

So viewers are watching footage of a relationship and family life that predates the legal case now surrounding him.

Gallagher and Cameron have since separated.

Nathan Gallagher Was Arrested in Australia in December 2025

The criminal case began after an incident on December 26, 2025, at a residence in Melrose Park, near Sydney.

New South Wales Police said officers arrested Gallagher the following morning.

He was charged with three domestic violence-related offenses:

* assault occasioning actual bodily harm * intentionally choking a person without consent * common assault

Police initially described the alleged victim as a 29-year-old woman known to Gallagher and did not publicly identify her. Subsequent court proceedings established that the case involved Cameron.

Gallagher was eventually granted conditional bail.

At that stage, these remained criminal allegations.

That changed this week.

What Police Said Happened Between Nathan and Gael Cameron

The details subsequently presented to the Australian court are considerably more disturbing than the initial reports of Gallagher’s arrest.

According to reporting based on the police facts before the court, Gallagher and Cameron had been arguing when he covered her mouth and nose with his hand.

Police said Cameron attempted to pull away but Gallagher persisted, restricting her ability to breathe at points during the incident.

The account presented to the court said Gallagher subsequently restrained Cameron on the ground and struck her, causing injuries including bruising and an injury inside her mouth.

It also said Cameron fled with their child before Gallagher later cornered her in a bathroom and put his hands around her neck.

These aren’t social-media rumors or anonymous Bravo gossip.

They are details from the case that resulted in Gallagher’s convictions.

That distinction is especially important with a story this serious.

Nathan Gallagher Initially Denied the Charges

Before this week’s court decision, Gallagher disputed the case against him.

Reporting on the proceedings says he had pleaded not guilty to all three charges and denied choking Cameron or covering her mouth.

Then, in August, as news of his December arrest became public, Gallagher issued a statement to Rolling Stone.

He acknowledged making mistakes but argued that the public had not heard the complete story.

Gallagher said he possessed video footage, messages and other records that he believed would provide additional context surrounding the events. He also said his priority was his son and finding a way to co-parent with Cameron.

There’s an important point here.

Gallagher’s statement was his account of the case.

His claim that he possessed evidence did not itself establish what that evidence showed.

And the case subsequently proceeded without him appearing at the scheduled hearing.

Nathan Fails to Appear in Court

Gallagher was due in Burwood Local Court on September 1.

Cameron attended.

Gallagher did not.

Prosecutors told the court that he was believed to be outside Australia, and the judge said immigration records showed he was overseas.

The court proceeded in his absence.

Judge Janine Lacy ultimately found the offenses proven and convicted Gallagher of all three domestic violence offenses.

That’s the critical update that some earlier articles about the Nathan Below Deck case will not contain.

He is no longer simply someone facing pending Australian charges.

He has been convicted.

Nathan Gallagher Is Convicted of Three Domestic Violence Offenses

Gallagher was convicted of:

Assault occasioning actual bodily harm

Intentionally choking a person without consent

Common assault

The convictions were entered in his absence after he failed to attend court.

He has not yet been sentenced.

Under New South Wales procedure, the court could determine the charges from the evidence despite Gallagher’s absence. Reporting on the case notes that imprisonment cannot be imposed while he is absent, making his eventual appearance before the court particularly important to what happens next.

An Australian Arrest Warrant Is Issued for Nathan

After Gallagher failed to appear, a warrant was issued for his arrest.

New South Wales Police subsequently appealed to the public for information about his whereabouts and said he was believed to be offshore.

This is another place where language matters.

Some coverage has described Gallagher as having “fled” Australia.

What is firmly established is that immigration information presented in court indicated he was overseas when his case was called, and he failed to attend his hearing. Police then issued the outstanding warrant.

That is enough without adding drama the evidence doesn’t require.

The facts are already serious.

Gael Cameron Receives a Two-Year Protection Order

The criminal convictions weren’t the only legal development.

Cameron had also sought an Apprehended Violence Order involving Gallagher.

An AVO is a legal protection mechanism in New South Wales designed to protect a person from violence, intimidation, harassment or related conduct.

Reporting from the court says a two-year order was finalized protecting Cameron.

Cameron and Gallagher share their young son, which makes the situation considerably more personal than an ordinary dispute between former Bravo castmates.

This isn’t a storyline.

There’s a family involved.

Nathan Gallagher Is Also Reportedly Wanted in Ireland

Then there’s a second legal issue.

Separate reporting says Gallagher is also subject to an outstanding warrant in Ireland involving an unrelated alleged assault dating to 2022.

According to reports, Gallagher was accused of assaulting a man and causing him harm in Dungloe, County Donegal, in August 2022. A warrant was reportedly issued after he failed to appear in court in that matter in April 2025.

This case needs to be kept completely separate from the Australian convictions.

The Irish matter involves a different alleged victim, a different incident and a different legal proceeding.

The reported Irish assault charge should still be described as an allegation, not a conviction.

Two countries.

Two warrants.

But two legally distinct cases.

Bravo Says It Will No Longer Work With Nathan

Bravo has now made its position unusually clear.

A network spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times:

“Bravo does not plan on working with Nathan in the future.”

The statement followed Gallagher’s convictions and the Australian warrant.

That effectively ends the question of whether Gallagher could return to the franchise after the current season.

But viewers will still see him.

Why Nathan Is Still Appearing on Below Deck Med

The currently airing season was filmed before Gallagher’s December arrest.

The Los Angeles Times reports Bravo does not plan to remove his footage from the season currently airing.

That creates an undeniably strange viewing experience.

You’re watching a version of Gallagher’s life from before all of this happened while knowing what subsequently occurred.

Reality television normally has a delay between filming and broadcast.

Here, that delay feels enormous.

What Has Gael Cameron Said?

Cameron has not responded publicly with a lengthy media campaign about the case.

That’s worth respecting.

She attended the September 1 court proceeding but declined to comment when approached outside court, according to reporting on the hearing.

Her participation in the legal process and the evidence presented there shouldn’t be confused with a desire to publicly litigate the relationship through entertainment media.

There is also a young child involved.

Sometimes the responsible thing for a gossip publication to do is recognize where gossip ends.

This is one of those times.

Why the Nathan Below Deck Story Became So Much Bigger So Quickly

If you encountered this story in mid-August, you may have seen headlines saying Gallagher had been “arrested” or was “facing domestic violence charges.”

Those headlines were accurate at the time.

Then the situation moved quickly.

First came confirmation of the December arrest.

Then Gallagher’s statement disputing the public account.

Then reporting about the separate Irish warrant.

Then the September 1 hearing.

Then his failure to appear.

Then the Australian convictions.

Then an arrest warrant.

And finally, Bravo saying it won’t work with him again.

That’s why reading only an older article about this case can now leave you with an incomplete picture.

Where Nathan Gallagher’s Case Stands Now

As of September 4, 2026, here’s what we can responsibly say.

Gallagher was arrested in Australia in December 2025 after a domestic violence incident involving Cameron.

He was charged with three offenses and pleaded not guilty.

He publicly disputed the full account of what happened and said he possessed evidence providing additional context.

He failed to appear for his September 1 hearing.

An Australian court proceeded without him and found all three offenses proven.

He was convicted.

Police issued a warrant for his arrest and say he is believed to be overseas.

A two-year protection order was finalized for Cameron.

Gallagher has not yet been sentenced.

He is also reportedly subject to an unrelated Irish arrest warrant concerning a separate alleged 2022 assault.

And Bravo says it has no plans to work with him again.

That’s the story right now.

Not an Instagram rumor.

Not a cast feud.

Not something that can be settled at a reunion while Andy Cohen holds cue cards.

For viewers, the difference between the Nathan currently appearing on television and the legal reality surrounding him is jarring.

For Cameron and their family, it’s obviously something much more serious.

And that’s where the focus belongs.