AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2004
NSW: Man charged with Sydney gang rape refused bail
SYDNEY, April 15 AAP - A man charged with gang raping a teenage girl in Sydney's west
in August 2000 was today refused bail.
The man, who can be referred to only as T, has been charged with one count of aggravated
gang rape and one of detaining for sexual advantage in relation to an attack on an 18-year-old
girl at Bankstown on August 30, 2000.
He unsuccessfully applied for bail in the NSW Supreme Court today.
The Crown submitted the now 20-year-old should not be granted bail because of the strength
of its case, the seriousness of the offence and the high probability he would not appear
in court.
But his counsel, Avni Djemal, said T had strong family ties and had turned up at court
on other occasions while on bail.
Justice Greg James refused bail but said the judge presiding over T's trial may reconsider
the application.
"Bail might be appropriately granted during the time of the trial," he said.
T will stand trial in the NSW District Court on May 31.
The trial is expected to take two weeks.
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KEYWORD: RAPE
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