Man charged with more than 75 domestic and sexual violence offences

Thursday, 24 April 2025 02:03:59 PM

A man has been charged with more than 75 alleged historic domestic and sexual violence related offences following an investigation in the state’s far south.

On Friday 13 December 2024, police attached to Monaro Police District responded to reports of a domestic violence incident at a home in Adaminaby.

A 61-year-old man was arrested at the location and taken to Cooma Police Station, where he was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm (Domestic Violence), assault occasioning actual bodily harm and breach of bail.

He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Saturday 14 December 2024, and remains before the courts.

Concurrently, officers also commenced an investigation after reports of alleged historic domestic and sexual violence offences towards a 68-year-old woman.

Police will allege the offences occurred at a home in Adaminaby and Nangus; near Gundagai, between 2007 and 2024.

On Wednesday (23 April 2025), police arrested the 61-year-old man whilst in Correctives custody and he was charged with 78 domestic and sexual assault related offences.

He was refused bail to appear at Cooma Local Court today (Thursday 24 April 2025).

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