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Subscriber only A man who was convicted at a Central Queensland court for having a sexual relationship with his stepdaughter will have a new trial ordered as an appeal has been granted by the Brisbane Supreme Court. The man, who has not been named due to sexual matter and child involvement in the case, was convicted in March 2020 at Emerald District Court. An appeal for this decision was submitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland, on the grounds there was an injustice in the jury and unsubstantiated evidences from two witnesses. According to the court documents, the man was convicted after a three-day trial for one count of maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child, who was his stepdaughter, between 2011 and 2017.
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