The man, who is now aged 33, pictured in 2025. Photo: Albert McKnight.
CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to alleged sexual assault.
A court has granted bail to a man facing historical sexual assault charges that accuse him of abusing a woman for almost a decade.
The woman approached police in February 2025 and claimed her ex-partner raped or indecently assaulted her multiple times between the 2000s and the 2010s, an ACT Policing spokesperson said.
The spokesperson said after an extensive investigation by the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team, officers went to the now-33-year-old man’s home in Canberra earlier this week and placed him under arrest.
He was handed three counts each of sexual intercourse without consent and committing an act of indecency without consent before he faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Wednesday (7 January).
Magistrate Glenn Theakston did not formally charge him as his lawyer, Satomi Hamon of CODA Criminal Law, said he was aware of the six charges before the court.
Ms Hamon applied for bail and prosecutor Julia McLean said the lawyers had agreed on conditions as well as a list of names of people he should not be allowed to contact.
Magistrate Theakston granted bail on the conditions and the man, appearing in court over an audio-visual link, answered, “yes”, when asked if he understood them.
The man, who is not named to avoid identifying the woman, will return to court on 6 February. No pleas were entered.
If this story has raised any concerns for you, 1800RESPECT, the national 24-hour sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line, can be contacted on 1800 737 732.
Help and support are also available through the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre on 02 6247 2525, the Domestic Violence Crisis Service ACT 02 6280 0900, the Sexual Violence Legal Services on 6257 4377 and Lifeline on 13 11 14. In an emergency, call Triple Zero.
If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you can report to police by attending a police station or calling 131 444.
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