A man facing historical sexual assault charges has been granted bail by an ACT court.
The charges allege the man abused a woman for nearly a decade, with incidents reported to have occurred between the 2000s and 2010s. The woman initially approached police in February 2024 with her allegations against her ex-partner, according to an ACT Policing spokesperson.
Following an extensive investigation conducted by the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team, officers arrested the now 33-year-old man at his Canberra residence earlier this week.
He has been charged with three counts of sexual intercourse without consent and three counts of committing an act of indecency without consent.
The man appeared before the ACT Magistrates Court on Wednesday, January 7. Magistrate Glenn Theakston did not formally charge him, acknowledging his lawyer, Satomi Hamon of CODA Criminal Law, was aware of the six charges. Prosecutor Julia McLean confirmed that the lawyers had agreed on bail conditions, including a list of individuals the man is prohibited from contacting.
Magistrate Theakston subsequently granted bail under these conditions. The man, whose name has been withheld to avoid identifying the alleged victim, confirmed his understanding of the terms via an audio-visual link. He is scheduled to return to court on February 6, and no pleas have been entered at this time.