A MAN who pleaded guilty to a string of offences relating to unlawful sexual activity with minors will remain in jail until his sentence hearing in Orange next year.
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Roderick Albert Joseph Corrie appeared before magistrate Michael O’Brien in Cowra Local Court this week to face the charges, which also included failing to report to police as required.
Corrie has been in police custody since he was charged with a raft of offences, including 24 counts of failing to comply with reporting obligations, child grooming for unlawful sexual activity (child under 14) and indecent assault of a person under 16 years of age.
Corrie communicated in person and via the internet while pretending to be fictitious children, and also bought gifts for and took on outings an 11- and a 12-year-old child.
Corrie entered guilty pleas to nine of the charges, with the remainder, including the grooming charge, withdrawn by the police prosecutor on Wednesday.
He entered guilty pleas to three counts of failing to comply with his reporting obligations, three counts of indecent assault of a person under the age of 16 years and two counts of procuring a child under 14 years for unlawful sexual activity.
The two counts of procuring a child under 14 years for unlawful sexual activity occurred between 12.01am on November 24, 2016 and 11.59pm on December 24, 2017, and between 12.01am on November 26, 2016 and 1.59pm on December 24.
Corrie communicated in person and via the internet while pretending to be fictitious children, and also bought gifts for and took on outings an 11- and a 12-year-old child.
Court documents revealed the indecent assaults were on two children – one aged 11 and the other 12 – and occurred between 12.01am on January 1, 2017 and 11.59pm on December 24, 2017.
Under the Child Protection Act 2000 Corrie, 57, of Fitzroy Street, Cowra, was charged with failing to comply with reporting obligations.
He was remanded in custody until his sentence hearing at Orange District Court on March 4, 2019.
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