Police allege the man met the victim while he was her soccer coach. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
CONTENT WARNING: This story refers to alleged child sexual abuse.
A 51-year-old man is facing six charges after allegedly abusing a child while he was their soccer coach.
Region has chosen not to name the man to avoid identifying his alleged victim.
ACT Policing will allege that the man met and abused the child over a number of years while he was a soccer coach in the early 2000s.
Following an investigation into the matter by ACT Policing’s Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team, the man was issued with a summons to appear before the Magistrates Court on Thursday (6 February).
He is facing five charges of having sexual intercourse with a child under 16 and one charge of committing an act of indecency on a person under 16.
The man did not appear in court on Thursday but was represented by his lawyer, who indicated her client would plead not guilty to all of the charges.
He will return to court in April.
If this story has raised any concerns for you, 1800RESPECT, the national 24-hour sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line, can be contacted on 1800 737 732. Help and support are also available through the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre on 02 6247 2525, the Domestic Violence Crisis Service ACT 02 6280 0900, the Sexual Violence Legal Services on 6257 4377 and Lifeline on 13 11 14. In an emergency, call Triple Zero.
You can also submit an online report about a historical sexual assault allegation for incidents that occurred more than six months ago.
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