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Alleged child sexual abuser facing 55 charges gets bail 'given his age'

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  • Home detention bail has been granted to a man from Adelaide's west who has been charged with dozens of alleged sexual offences, including against children.
  • The man will return to court for a charge determination hearing in January.
  • Charges against the man include multiple counts of rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, sexual abuse of a child, gross indecency and indecent assault.

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Home detention bail has been granted to a man from Adelaide's west who has been charged with dozens of alleged sexual offences, including against children.

Police before said the man had access to the now-closed Magill Training Centre.

The man will return to court for a charge determination hearing in January.

The man from Adelaide's western suburbs is accused of crimes against 29 victim-survivors over more than two decades and has been charged with 55 offences.

Charges against the man include multiple counts of rape, unlawful sexual intercourse, sexual abuse of a child, gross indecency and indecent assault.

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