The Channel 7 reality star who is accused of a string of child sex crimes, including rape and abuse, has been hit with an additional 40 charges.
Court proceedings against the woman, who cannot be publicly identified for legal reasons, continued in Queensland’s Richlands Magistrates Court on November 28.
**CONTENT WARNING: The following discusses child sexual abuse and rape, and may be distressing for some readers.
During the proceedings, it was revealed she faced an additional 40 charges that span several locations across Queensland, per the Courier Mail.
They include further rape and child abuse charges. Plus allegations of observations or recordings in breach of privacy genital or anal region, torture, disabling in order to commit an indictable offence and assault occasioning bodily harm.
Court documents showed the woman was charged with 38 of the new charges on November 7. As well as another on November 10, dating back several years.
She now faces some 80 charges. However, one charge of common assault was dropped.
The Channel Seven personality’s defence lawyer requested an adjournment to gather more material relating to the new charges.
Channel 7 reality star’s partner also charged with counts of torture
The woman’s partner, who is also unable to be named, was also charged in October.
The charges included two counts each of torture and common assault. Plus one charge each of observations or recordings in breach of privacy and assault occasioning bodily harm.
He was previously charged with six counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, allegedly committed between January 2006 and June 2008.
He also faced one count of assault occasioning bodily harm in the company of another person on August 26, 2011.
The woman’s latest court appearance comes after Magistrate Aaron Simpson ruled the woman could not be named by media. This was out of fear she might self-harm following “dehumanising” coverage of the matter by A Current Affair.
Magistrate Simpson increased the woman’s bail and set the matter down for committal mention on January 23, 2024.
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