Man to face court charged with 21 additional sexual abuse offences

A 59-year-old NSW man will face court today charged with 21 additional sexual offences relating to historical sexual offending in the 1980’s and 1990’s.

The man, who was known to frequent multiple church groups and regularly attended church community events in Canberra, has previously been charged with multiple sexual offences. He last appeared before the ACT Supreme Court on 6 May this year (2026).

Following further enquiries, investigators from the ACT Policing’s Sexual Assault and Child Abuse team have laid an additional 21 charges in relation to multiple further victims.

These charges include 13 counts of acts of indecency under 10 years old, two counts of sexual intercourse under 10 years old, two counts of common assault and one count of sexual intercourse ten years old under 16 years old.

A summons was issued and the man is due to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court today (Tuesday, 30 June 2026).

If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you can report to police by attending a police station or calling 131444.

You can also submit an online report for historical sexual assault for incidents that occurred more than six months ago.

If your report relates to this matter, please quote 6919708.