New details in ex-MasterChef star case
Ex-MasterChef star Ben Ungermann is accused of touching an underage teen ‘under the waistband’ without her consent, a court has heard.
Crime
by Frances Vinall
5th May 2021 5:39 PM
New details have been revealed in court about allegations a former MasterChef star sexually touched an underage girl without her consent.
Ben Ungermann appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday for a ground rules hearing, where appropriate procedures for lawyers examining two underage witnesses were ordered by magistrate Mia Stylianou.
The 37-year-old is alleged to have touched the girl on the breast and "under the waistband of her pants", the court was told.