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When asked if she had anything to say, the woman answered: “No, your honour.”

While dismissing the charges, Shearer told police prosecutor Tom Wirawan he would not amend charges to “fix your case”.

He committed 12 offences for the woman, including indecent treatment, unlawful assault, and one count of rape, to the Brisbane District Court at a later date.

Shearer did not commit the man’s 11 offences to the higher court, and instead ordered a summary trial in the same court on April 30. A remaining 12 charges for the woman of common assault and observations in breach of privacy will also be heard in the same court.

At the beginning of the hearing, Shearer said there was no reason why the man’s charges of common assault and observation in breach of privacy should not be dealt with by way of a summary trial.

“I won’t be doing it obviously, having already formed a view about the reliability and credibility of witnesses so it’ll be listed in a week when Magistrate Simpson is in trial,” he said.

The woman and man declined to comment outside court.

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