Case of high-profile man accused of rape returns to court

A high-profile man is facing rape charges following an alleged incident. The case has now returned to court.

The case of a high-profile man who is facing rape charges has returned to Toowoomba Magistrates Court.

The case of a high-profile man who is facing rape charges has returned to Toowoomba Magistrates Court, with prosecutors wanting to collect evidence from the complainant’s phone and another medical report.

The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had his matter briefly mentioned in Toowoomba Magistrates Court today, with him not required to appear in person and his lawyer Rowan King appeared by phone.

He is facing two counts of rape, which police allege stems from an incident in Toowoomba in October 2021.

Crown prosecutor Sarah Dreghorn said a six-week adjournment was required for prosecutors to collect further evidence.

The court was told this included a Cellebrite download of the complainant’s phone and a further medical report.

“It might be some of that is sensitive evidence,” Ms Dreghorn said.

Once all the medical statements are obtained, the ODPP will make disclosures to the man’s lawyers.

The matter will next be mentioned on June 28.

He asked magistrate Louise Shepherd if he could appear over phone again at the next date.

The man’s bail was continued.

Earlier this year several media organisations, including News Corp Australia, unsuccessfully applied to the court seeking permission to name the man in the proceedings.

That application remains before the courts.