Cameron Hand, 51, charged with Adelaide CBD rape of woman in her 20s

A 51-year-old man has faced court after allegedly raping a woman in her 20s in a sickening Adelaide CBD attack earlier this month.

An alleged rapist who repeatedly shook his head in court after he was charged with rape over the weekend, has withdrawn his bail application.

Cameron Hand, 51, appeared in the Christies Beach Magistrate court on Friday after he allegedly raped a 20-year-old woman in the Adelaide CBD.

Ross Colthorpe, defence counsel for Mr Hand, applied for a home detention report on October 10, on the basis the pair were unknown to each other.

“There are no issues for the victim’s protection … it’s not as if there was a relationship there,” Mr Colthrope said.

“The key issue is identity, the CCTV is very circumstantial.

“There is a DNA match that is highly likely to be him which is based on a hat, an object which can be easily transferred, worn by another person, easily lost and found.”

The court heard the location was not favourable to the defendant and the application was withdrawn.

A man faced the Christies Beach Magistrates Court charged with the alleged rape of a woman in the CBD. Picture: Kaysee Miller

The court heard during the alleged attack, the woman was able to remove a baseball cap allegedly belonging to Mr Hand before providing it to police.

“Police have acquired CCTV footage of the accused wearing the baseball cap along with his bicycle … The attack itself is also captured by CCTV from the TAFE,” said the prosecutor.

“The cap was sent to forensic services for analysis which has come back with the accused DNA as a major contributor to that.”

The court also heard the handlebars off of Mr Hand’s bike were seized and also forensically analysed.

“The victim made a statement along with a taxi driver who arrived shortly after the incident,” said the prosecutor.

“His clothing was also identified which are yet to be located as investigators believe he changed clothes and left them somewhere.”

Mr Hand was remanded in custody and return to court next year.