Peter George Reurich from Taree charged with sexually touching, banned from Aldi

A Taree man who was once described as a disability trailblazer has been charged with sexually touching, and banned from Aldi. See the full story as the matter reaches court.

Taree courthouse

A Taree man who was once described as a disability trailblazer has been charged with sexually touching another person without consent.

Peter George Reurich is pleading not guilty and has been granted bail on a number of conditions including that he must not go anywhere near Aldi on High St.

According to court documents the alleged offence is of a violent and sexual nature.

Reurich made headlines in 2018 when he won a discrimination case against a NSW RSL for denying him and his companion dog Boofhead entry.

The Jervis Bay RSL was ordered to pay more than $16,000 in damages to Reurich for denying him entry, services and eventually membership between late 2014 and mid-2015.

Peter George Reurich and his assistance dog Boofhead in a photo from 2018. Picture: Facebook

Peter Reurich’s assistance dog Boofhead. Supplied

“Your dog does not meet the basic health and hygiene standards of the club because he has a pungent smell, his coat is all matted and he is visibly dirty,” Mr Reurich was told by an RSL employee according to Justice Brigitte Markovic’s written judgment in 2018.

Reurich, 69, now lives in Taree and is well-known around town, taking his dog with him to the shops and the library.

The matter has been adjourned to December 5.