August 15, 2023

Police have collected 90Gb of data so far while investigating alleged sexual assaults in the Moffatdale area.

The matter was mentioned briefly in Murgon Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning.

A 41-year-old Moffatdale man, who cannot be named by law, is on bail and was not required to appear.

He has been charged with 11 counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, two counts of indecent treatment of children under 16 and one count of attempted indecent treatment of a child under 16 (procurement).

No plea has been entered.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Barry Stevens said police had gathered about 90Gb of evidence so far “and it’s still going” .

He sought an adjournment so the data could be processed.

Magistrate Andrew Sinclair commented “that’s more data than I have collected in my whole life, so I’m pretty sure it must be video”.

The matter was adjourned to October 3.