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Rule mandating jury trials for sexual assault cases in Canberra set aside in rare move

A 75-year-old Canberra man accused of historical child sexual abuse is facing a judge-alone trial after a legal mandate for him to be judged by a jury of his peers was set aside in an extremely rare move.

In the ACT, all those accused of sexual assault offences must have their cases heard in front of a jury.

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