Aron Goodrem accused of 54 violent offences including kidnapping, rape
An alleged victim of Aron Goodrem said she is “happy” and “living my life” after the Sydney man was denied bail — accused of sexually assaulting and detaining multiple women between 2009 and 2017.
A tattoo-covered landscaper and wannabe bikie is facing a staggering 54 violence related charges, including raping multiple women over an eight-year period.
Police will allege 28-year-old Aron Goodrem is a “high-risk violence offender” who kidnapped, raped and choked different women between 2009 and 2017.
He was refused bail during a brief mention on Tuesday afternoon at Central Local Court and will remain behind bars until his next court appearance on January 22.
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Goodrem, who is listed online as a landscaper and has his face covered in tattoos including a large cross next to his right eye, has been charged with myriad offences including eight counts of sexual assault, nineteen counts of common assault, stalking and six counts of intentionally choke a person.
One of his alleged victims told The Daily Telegraph that she was glad she had taken the matter to police.
“I am really good I am happy and I am living my life and I’m not worried anymore,” she said.
“What I did was the right thing.”
The woman’s mother said her daughter was “very traumatised”.
Her daughter this afternoon thanked police for going above and beyond when she went to them with her accusations.
“They have been fantastic, exceptional. They have taken it very seriously,” she said.
Goodrem, who is understood to be a wannabe bikie, is accused of raping or assaulting three women at different times over eight years in Western Sydney including Penrith, Wentworthville, St Marys and South Windsor.
His dangerous driving also caused “grievous bodily harm” to a fourth woman, it is alleged.
The Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad set up Strike Force Cilento to investigate the historical offences allegedly carried out by Goodrem.
Court documents allege the first woman was detained for “humiliation”, assaulted more than a dozen times and raped with her “liberty deprived” between 2009 and 2012.
He is accused of detaining a second woman and also raping her while causing “actual bodily harm” between 2012 and 2014.
The third woman was allegedly raped and choked multiple times between 2015 and 2017.
He has also been charged with dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm to the fourth woman in 2016.