Rowan wild charged with rape of 14yo geelong girl granted bail
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A court has granted bail to a former Geelong woman whose alleged rape of a 14-year-old geelong girl was the subject of one of the greatest scandals in Australian history.
Liz Dutton and her husband Mark were charged 골목by police in Geelong in March last year with two counts of indecent assaul강남출장샵t, one count of sexual interference and one of committing an indignity in public.
A report into the case released earlier this year found it contained enough evidence to convict her of a rape.
Dutton, of Geelong, and her husband were later cleared of the charges.
Dutton is due to appear in court on Tuesday as she seeks bail.
In an interview with ABC News on Friday, Dutton said her marriage to Mr Dutton was over and her husband had left her to pursue other, “unethical” interests.
“No one would have considered that an acceptable course of action,” she said.
“At this point we’d like to move on with a fresh start with our life and my family, and then we’ll all think more about what we are willing to put in a day in the life of our daughter.”
Police found Ms Dutton allegedly groped the 14-year-old at her home on Friday after a night out.
“We did have a 14-year-old who attended the residence over the weekend and they found something very, very inappropriate,” Geelong Detective Inspector James Fagan said.
At least 20 police officers had already responded to the scene of Ms Dutton’s alleged crime and there were at least eight forensic officers involved in investigating the case.
Detective Inspector Fagan said the Geelong Police Department would “absolutely” prosecute Ms Dutton, with the potential of a life sentence, once she appeared in court.
“I think we can safely say a바카라 게임t this stage I think a life sentence will not fit into our sentence,” he said.
“We do believe, for the purpose of this proceeding, she will be the subject of a life sentence.”
The case has also prompted some to call for a royal commission into sexual assault cases.
Labor Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has called for an inquiry to examine what steps must be taken to strengthen the justice system in order to end the stigma attached to sex crimes against children.
“I’m extremely disappointed that, with a number of allegations that are being widely reported, it’s not jus