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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Blake Foden

Alleged rapist 'preying on children indiscriminately' has up to 14 victims, court told

An alleged Canberra rapist may have sexually abused up to 14 victims, according to a prosecutor who says the man has been "preying on children indiscriminately" through social media.

Calwell man Samuel John Doughty, 25, was refused bail in the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday after being charged with two counts of engaging in sexual intercourse with a girl aged 14 in October 2021.

Doughty is also accused of three counts of committing an act of indecency on a different girl, who was 13 at the time, in August 2020.

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