A man has allegedly impersonated a police officer to confine and rape a woman in Sydney’s southwest.
Luke Snowden faced nine charges at Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday, including a host of sexual assault charges and theft over an incident in the early hours of Friday at Minto Heights.
The 23-year-old has been accused of impersonating a police officer to confine a woman, force her to perform sexual acts and rape her about 2am on Friday.
Luke Snowden, 23, has allegedly impersonated a police officer and raped a woman in Sydney’s southwest
He faced nine charges on Saturday, including a host of sexual assault charges and theft over an incident in the early hours of Friday at Minto Heights
He also allegedly stole her phone and $200 cash and used his fake police powers to steal two other phones, an iPad and a woman’s driver’s licence at the same address.
It will be alleged he contacted two separate adult services agencies in the Minto area yesterday (Friday 9 March 2018), where the man told the worker and her driver that he was a police officer and stole personal property from them.
A 45-year-old woman has told police that she was also sexually assaulted at another location after meeting a man on Hansens Road at Minto.
After the man returned them to Hansens Road, the woman and her driver drove to the nearest house and alerted neighbours who contacted police.
In a bid for bail, his legal aid lawyer said Snowden lived with his pregnant girlfriend, had a full-time job and was willing to put up his entire savings of $3000 as surety.
The lawyer also told the court he had a limited criminal history and there was no certainty he would be convicted of the alleged offences.
‘I wouldn’t say it’s a strong prosecution case,’ the lawyer said.
He appeared at Parramatta Bail Court (pictured) on Saturday was denied bail with the case being adjourned on May 2
Magistrate George Zdenkowski noted his strong community ties, but said the allegations against Snowden were ‘very serious’ and he posed an unacceptable risk to the community.
‘There are at the moment allegations he confined and attacked and intimidated a young woman and obliged her to perform a sexual act,’ the magistrate said.
Bail was denied and the matter has been adjourned to Campbelltown Local Court on May 2.
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