Child sex abuse proceedings against Australian rugby league ‘Immortal’ Graeme Langlands have been adjourned until next year.
Langlands, 76, was last month charged by Queensland Police’s Child Safety and Sexual Crime Group with six counts of indecent dealing with a girl under 16.
It was alleged the offences allegedly occurred on the Gold Coast in the early 1980s.
Child sex abuse proceedings against Australian rugby league ‘Immortal’ Graeme Langlands, 76, have been adjourned until next year
Langlands, 76, was last month charged by Queensland Police’s Child Safety and Sexual Crime Group with six counts of indecent dealing with a girl under 16
His solicitor Jessica Burke told Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday that Langlands was too unwell to sign a document consenting to bail conditions.
Ms Burke said issuing a warrant for Langlands’ arrest was an ‘idle threat’ because he was wheelchair-bound and suffered from severe dementia, Alzheimer’s, and vascular disease.
His poor health also continued to decline over the past six months, with Ms Burke receiving instructions from his daughter, who was appointed his power of attorney in 2014.
‘We are doing the best we can to facilitate the court proceedings,’ Ms Burke said.
His lawyer said issuing a warrant for Langlands’ arrest was an ‘idle threat’ because he was wheelchair-bound and suffered from severe dementia, Alzheimer’s, and vascular disease
She said her client was unable to communicate with the court via a video link or in writing.
Last month, Langlands’ legal team said they would be seeking to have the case against him referred to the Mental Health Court.
The case was rescheduled to be heard in Brisbane Magistrates Court on March 12, 2018.
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