Jasper Jeffrey Wight faces court charged with historic child sex abuse
A 73-year-old southern suburbs man has faced court over charges dating back to the 1980s accusing him of having an unlawful sexual relationship with a child.
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An elderly southern suburbs man has faced court for historic child sex charges.
Moana man Jasper Jeffrey Wight, 73, appeared in the Christies Beach Magistrates Court on Monday charged with maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child.
Court documents show the charge related to incidents involving a girl in the early 1980s when Wight would have been in his mid-30s.
“(Wight) being an adult, maintained an unlawful sexual relationship with a child under the age of 17 years, by engaging in two or more unlawful sexual acts with her,” the documents said.
Police allege Wight kissed and sexually touched the young girl between July 1981 and February 1982.
Magistrate Rodney Oates ordered Wight to enter into a bail agreement.
“It will be a $500 bail agreement … no contact directly or indirectly with (the victim),” he said.
Wight will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court in February.