A former Homes New South Wales employee will be tried next year for multiple counts of sexual assault and other offences.
Darrell Sanders, 55, of Windsor, appeared in the NSW district court on Friday where his lawyer entered a plea of not guilty for all eight charges against him.
The charges pertain to alleged offences that occurred across Sydney’s inner west involving three complainants.
The charges include: two counts of sexual intercourse without consent, two counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of aggravated sexual touching, one count of sexual touching without consent, and one count of intentionally recording an intimate image without consent.
The court informed that Sanders will face trial in the district court in Sydney in July next year. The trial is anticipated to last for two to three weeks.
Upon his arrest, when he was charged with offences against two of the alleged victims, NSW police issued a statement claiming: “Police will allege in court that the man used his position as a NSW government employee to arrange for the women to meet him, where they were sexually assaulted.”
During Sanders’ arraignment on Friday, the crown prosecutor highlighted the vulnerability of the complainants, who are housing applicants with carer responsibilities, which could influence the trial’s scheduling and duration.
The crown stated they would base their case on tendency evidence, used to assert a person’s propensity for certain behavior, although the tendency notice has not been served to the defence yet.
Homes NSW opted not to comment as the case is currently before the courts.
