Warwick man who pleaded not guilty to 11 charges including rape, threatening violence has trial postponed

The trial of a Southern Downs man accused of 11 child sex offences has been abandoned, with a retrial set to take place later in the year.

A Southern Downs man will have to wait a matter of months to learn his fate, after his trial was abandoned.

The man – who cannot be named for legal reasons – was facing 11 charges relating to an alleged string of offences which occurred over a period of two years.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges which range from rape, to assault with intent to rape and unlawful sexual relations with a minor under 16 on Monday at the first day of his trial in Warwick District Court.

However, the trial has stalled due to an error relating to a member of the jury, and a retrial has been ordered for the next sitting of the District Court.

He is expected to return to Warwick District court at the end of July.

Originally published as Warwick man who pleaded not guilty to 11 charges including rape, threatening violence has trial postponed