Cape York Weekly FREE – #158 | Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Editor Matt Nicholls: 0477 450 558 | editor@capeyorkweekly.com.au
INSIDE TODAY
LOCALS ANGRY AFTER BIG FIRE Page 3
BARRA BLITZ AT THE SOVVY
The barramundi didn’t stand a chance as Cooktown locals, as well as visitors from across the Far North, flicked their lures in a bid to take out the top prize at the Sovereign Resort Barra Competition on the weekend. Pictured are Scott and Jodi Johnson’s group, who brought in a big haul of fish. For all the details and more pictures – Pages 2 and 13
Weipa man nabbed in police sting
Rape charges A WEIPA man is facing court charged with multiple serious child sex and drug offences. The 46-year-old Weipa resident was arrested on September 27 by Weipa CIB and charged with two counts of rape, five counts of procuring a young person, 10 counts of supplying drugs to a minor and two counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16. He was also charged with
grooming a child and unlawful carnal knowledge of a child under 16. He appeared in the Weipa Magistrates Court on September 28 and was granted bail with conditions to reside in Cairns. Electronic devices seized by police have been forensically examined, and police say further alleged offences have been identified. On Thursday, Far North Child Protection and Investigation Unit
detectives searched a Mount Sheridan home and charged the man with a further five counts of supplying dangerous drugs to a minor, 10 counts of use of a carriage service to access child abuse material and one count of possessing child abuse material. Police will allege the youths were groomed, indecently assaulted and supplied with drugs including methylamphetamine.
The charges came as part of Operation Uniform Kalihari, a police investigation into the alleged grooming and exploitation of young people in the Far North. To date, detectives have charged 11 men and two women with 301 offences as part of the operation. The 46-year-old Weipa man is next due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on Friday, November 24.
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