A magistrate has suppressed the name of a man accused of historical child abuse despite the alleged victim's "extremely firm" position against keeping his identity out of the media.
The alleged abuser faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Wednesday, when he pleaded not guilty to a raft of new charges.
These included having carnal knowledge of a girl aged between 10 and 15, and five counts of assault involving an act of indecency. The dates of the alleged crimes ranged from 1976 to 1981.
