R v Allan Cameron [2020] NSWDC 444

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v Allan Cameron [2020] NSWDC 444 Hearing dates: 12/2/20 – 14/2/20; 17/2/20 – 2-/2/20; 24/2/20 – 28/2/20; 2/320 – 4/3/20; 9/3/20 – 11/3/20; 16/3/20 – 17/3/20; 23/3/20 – 27/3/20; 30/3/20 – 3/4/20 Date of orders: 1 May 2020 Decision date: 01 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Gartelmann SC DCJ Decision: Guilty of Counts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19 Not guilty of Counts 8, 10, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 Catchwords: Judge alone trial – Alleged offences of indecent and sexual assault – Procure for prostitution Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Allan Cameron (Accused) Representation: Counsel: P Marr (Crown Prosecutor) J O'Sullivan (Accused)

Solicitors: Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Crown) O'Brien Winter Partners (Accused) File Number(s): 2017/215084 Publication restriction: Publication of any matter which identifies or is likely to lead to the identification of any complainant in these proceedings is prohibited: s 578A(2) Crimes Act 1900.

Judgment

Introduction 1. The Crown presented on 12 February 2020 an indictment containing 26 counts for offences against 11 complainants. The accused pleaded not guilty to them all. 2. The trial proceeded without a jury as the accused had elected and the Crown had agreed. 3. The accused was found not guilty on Counts 6 and 22 at the close of the Crown case. This judgment addresses the remaining counts.