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Alleged paedophile William "Bill" Spedding was due to face Ballarat Magistrates Court on Thursday for a filing hearing after he was charged with seven child sex crimes offences by Victoria Police on July 4..............
The offences are alleged to have occurred in Clarendon near Ballarat and other locations across regional Victoria................
Court documents revealed police had charged Spedding with multiple child sexual abuse offences, including various counts of indecent assault and sexual intercourse with children between 1983 and 1985.
The documents also revealed in one incident Spedding was accused of indecently assaulting a child in a lounge room.
In another incident he is accused of sexual penetration of a girl under the age of 10.
Police also allege in another incident Spedding forced a child to masturbate him.................
"There is a real grave concern in relation to prejudice of future jurors," he said.
But Mr Stratmann rejected the request. He said jurors were "robust and responsible" and not "fragile and prone to prejudice".
"Juries are robust and when properly directed can deal with issues before them," he said.
Spedding will return to the Ballarat Magistrates Court in October.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/m...storic-child-sex-charges-20160728-gqg37z.html
The offences are alleged to have occurred in Clarendon near Ballarat and other locations across regional Victoria................
Court documents revealed police had charged Spedding with multiple child sexual abuse offences, including various counts of indecent assault and sexual intercourse with children between 1983 and 1985.
The documents also revealed in one incident Spedding was accused of indecently assaulting a child in a lounge room.
In another incident he is accused of sexual penetration of a girl under the age of 10.
Police also allege in another incident Spedding forced a child to masturbate him.................
"There is a real grave concern in relation to prejudice of future jurors," he said.
But Mr Stratmann rejected the request. He said jurors were "robust and responsible" and not "fragile and prone to prejudice".
"Juries are robust and when properly directed can deal with issues before them," he said.
Spedding will return to the Ballarat Magistrates Court in October.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/m...storic-child-sex-charges-20160728-gqg37z.html