Identity of high-profile man accused of Toowoomba rape to remain secret after new interim order

Magistrate imposed interim order stopping media from naming the man, saying she needed to weigh public interest and defendant’s vulnerabilities

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The identity of a high-profile man accused of rape will remain secret for at least another week after he was granted a new interim order despite his solicitors failing to comply with previous court directions.

The man, who remains on bail, faces two counts of raping a woman at Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, in October 2021.

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