THE man accused of luring a teenage girl to a Tamworth guesthouse and sexually assaulting her will remain behind bars as detectives compile the evidence in the case.
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Adam Lindsey Roy Cobb is being held in custody on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a victim under 16; and having sexual intercourse with a child aged between 10 and 14.
Detectives allege Cobb met the 13-year-old girl at a Tamworth park on September 5 last year, invited her back to the guesthouse and allegedly abused her.
The 33-year-old did not appear in Tamworth Local Court on Thursday, when his Legal Aid solicitor called his case.
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Magistrate Julie Soars ordered police to compile the brief of evidence and serve it on Cobb's lawyers by mid-October. The case will return to court at the end of that month.
Cobb's solicitor made no application for bail for his client on Thursday and it was formally refused.
Detectives from the state's Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad launched an investigation in February after a report a teenage girl had been sexually assaulted in September.
The pair were not known to each other before the alleged incident, police claim.
After investigations, Cobb was arrested at Newcastle police station earlier this month and charged.
Breanna Chillingworth
Northern Daily Leader Senior Crime and Court Reporter
Northern Daily Leader Senior Crime and Court Reporter
