Shoalhaven bakery owner accused of asking teen worker for sex after assault

A South Coast bakery owner accused of assaulting a female teenage employee and attempting to procure her for sex has fronted court.

The business owner is facing a number of charges.

A Shoalhaven bakery owner accused of assaulting a female teenage employee and attempting to procure her for sex has faced a South Coast court.

The 38-year-old business owner appeared before the Nowra Local Court on Wednesday and faced charges including use carriage service to procure sexual activity from someone under 16, common assault and stalk and intimidate. He is yet to enter pleas.

Court documents state the bakery owner was arrested on October 19 last year after allegedly assaulting the young employee at his store in the Shoalhaven region.

Police will also allege he used his mobile phone on the morning of his arrest in a bid to try and arrange sex with the alleged victim.

The business owner’s case was heard in the Nowra Local Court.

He was arrested following investigations by NSW Police and taken to the Nowra Police Station where he was granted bail with strict conditions.

As part of those conditions, the accused must not contact the employee in any way, threaten, stalk or harass her, go to any place of her work, damage any of her property, must not travel overseas and must attend court when required.

His lawyer, Brett Ford, told the court his client’s case needed time for negotiations with the DPP.

Magistrate Lisa Viney did not oppose, adjourning the case for four weeks.

The accused will return to Nowra Local Court on February 12.

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