Ipswich Man Ethan Bell Denied Bail Over Alleged Sexual Assault of 13-Year-Old Girl
A man charged with the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Ipswich has been refused bail. Ethan Bell allegedly assaulted the young girl in bushland near Ipswich last week.
A 41-year-old man has been refused bail after being charged with the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
Ethan Bell allegedly assaulted the young girl, who was not known to him, in bushland in the suburb of Blackstone around 11:30pm last Wednesday.
Police were called to the incident on Thomas Street at Blackstone on October 14 to reports a teenage girl had been assaulted.
Two days later, Bell was found at a home in Bundamba and was charged with one count each of indecent treatment of children under 16 and supplying dangerous drugs to a minor under 16 years.
Bell appeared in the Ipswich Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning via video link.
His lawyer, Nicolas Fisher, applied for bail on Bell's behalf.