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Subscriber only A jury of seven men and five women have acquitted a Victorian man of raping a Mackay woman after a night out in the CBD almost a decade ago.
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A Victorian man accused of raping a Mackay woman almost a decade ago has testified to deny the allegations.
Mr Forbes said while he could not recall every detail from the night when it is alleged he raped a woman in her North Mackay home, he believed he had her consent and encouragement.
The court heard Mr Forbes, then 20, and his workmate met the Mackay woman and her friend while partying at Envy nightclub in Mackay’s CBD on December 10, 2011.
Crown prosecutor Tiffany Laurence told the court the group then shared a maxi taxi back to the woman’s unit after which Mr Forbes allegedly opened her closed bedroom door to rape her while she was in and out of consciousness.
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A Central Queensland pub cook has been jailed for producing drugs after a jury found him guilty of the offence.
Cameron John Domin, 33, was sentenced on April 29 in Rockhampton District Court for producing a dangerous drug, possessing a dangerous drug and possessing items used in the production of a drug.
He was on probation for other offences at the time he was found in possession of the drugs and production items on April 1, 2017.
Crown prosecutor Samantha O’Rourke said Domin, who had pleaded guilty to one count of possessing drugs but not guilty to the production charges, had shown no remorse and went to trial despite a strong Crown case.
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