Angus Gottaas-Hughes: checkout chap charged with rape, possessing child abuse material

A checkout chap who was charged with possessing child abuse material in December has been charged with further sex offences.

A checkout chap who was arrested in December for three counts of possessing child abuse material has been charged with five additional sex offences.

Ainslie man Angus Gottaas-Hughes, 22, is charged with a total of four counts of possessing or controlling child abuse material obtained or accessed using a carriage service, two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of an act of indecency without consent.

Angus Gottaas-Hughes is charged with crimes including sexual intercourse without consent and possessing child abuse material. Picture: Julia Kanapathippillai

The court heard all of the charges of sexual intercourse without consent related to the same complainant.

Mr Gottaas-Hughes has not entered a plea for any charges against him.

His lawyer James Maher from Kamy Saeedi Law asked the court for an adjournment which was granted by Magistrate Louise Taylor.

Mr Gottaas-Hughes will remain on bail and will re appear in court on May 12.

Angus Gottaas-Hughes (left) and lawyer James Maher (right) leaves the ACT Law Courts on April 7. Picture: Julia Kanapathippillai

The supermarket worker was arrested on December 7 last year following a seven month investigation by ACT Policing’s Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team (JACET).

JACET’s investigation began in May 2021 after the unit received information from a foreign law enforcement agency about Australian IP addresses allegedly being used to access child sex abuse material.

Outside the ACT Law Courts Mr Gottaas-Hughes quietly mumbled “f**k off” as reporters took photos as he left court.