Gympie Qld pair charged with indecent treatment of child under 12

A Gympie man aged in his 50s and a woman in her 40s have been charged with indecent treatment of a child under the age of 12, with the court told a drug was used on the child for the purpose of a sexual act.

Two Gympie region people are facing charges over the alleged indecent treatment of a child in which one of them has been accused of using a drug as part of the offence.

Two Gympie region people are facing charges over the alleged indecent treatment of a child in which one of them has been accused of using a drug as part of the offence.

One of the defendants, a man in his 50s, has been charged with one count of administering a drug for the purpose of a sexual act, and indecent treatment of a child under the age of 12 who is a lineal descendant, or while serving as their carer or guardian.

Both are domestic violence offences.

The second defendant, a woman in her 40s, has been charged with indecent treatment of a child under the age of 12 who is a lineal descendant, or while serving as their carer or guardian, by exposing them to such treatment.

This is also a domestic violence offence.

No pleas have been entered from either defendant.

The exact relation of the complainant to the pair has not been revealed in court.

Gympie District Court heard on Monday the two matters should be heard at the same time, owing to the nature of the complainant’s relationship to the defendants.

Judge Brad Farr adjourned the matter to Thursday, April 18.

Originally published as Gympie Qld pair charged with indecent treatment of child under 12