Mackay woman charged with rape, indecent treatment given bail

A Qld woman accused of helping a man find and rape a teen girl says they are “just friends”, as her lawyer pushed for bail. LATEST. Warning, disturbing content

Detectives from Mackay Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a man and a woman over the sexual assault of a child.

A Mackay woman accused of helping a man find and rape a teen girl says they are “just friends”, as her lawyer pushed for bail.

The 37 year old is charged with three counts of rape against a girl and one count of procuring the same girl to commit an indecent act, with all offending allegedly occurring in November 2024 in the Mackay region.

Police allege the woman organised transport for the teen and had knowledge of further offending that allegedly took place.

Her arrest came a couple of weeks after police charged a 50-year-old Mackay man with a raft of serious offences alleged to have occurred between June 2024 and January 2025.

It is alleged he fed drugs to a teen girl and sexually assault her, and groomed a second girl under the page of 16 with the intent to engage in a sexual act.

It is further alleged he supplied dangerous drugs to two other children.

Detectives from Mackay Child Protection and Investigation Unit have charged a 50-year-old man in relation to the supply of dangerous drugs and sexual assault of a child. Images: QPS

He is charged with 22 offences including six counts of supplying dangerous drugs to a minor under 16 years and three counts of rape.

He is also charged with two counts each of grooming child under 16 years – facilitate procurement of child to engage in sexual act and use internet to procure children under 16, and one count each of use carriage service to groom another person to make it easier to procure persons under 16 years of age and indecent treatment of child under 16 (procure to commit).

He is remanded in custody.

The matters against the woman were mentioned on Monday but adjourned to Wednesday after Magistrate Damien Dwyer requested further information about the relationship between her and the man before determining any bail application.

Prosecutor Kay Cora on Wednesday told Mackay Magistrates Court, “They met three years ago and they’re just friends”.

Mr Dwyer queried further, stating, “the circumstance alleged … is very odd”, also adding there was information suggesting the woman “may well have an intellectual impairment”.

“It’s just odd that if the allegations are true that she’d do that unless she was … under some form of compulsion,” Mr Dwyer said.

Ms Kora said bail was opposed based on the nature of the charges.

The court heard she owned her own home with access to NDIS that she used three times a week, and was eligible for extra care if needed.

Mr Dwyer granted the woman bail on a number of conditions including residential and weekly reporting and no contact orders against a number of people including the co-accused.

She further must comply with a mental health plan at all times.

The matter was adjourned to a date in April.

*This publication has not named either the woman or the man at this stage.