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Trial begins for ex-police officer accused of rape and sexual touching

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  • Matthew Stephen Cameron has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges over alleged sexual offences against three younger NSW Police colleagues.
  • A former NSW Police officer is on trial for allegedly sexually touching three younger male colleagues and sexually assaulting one of them before resigning from the force.
  • The District Court trial started on Monday, where Crown prosecutor Damien Hannan told the court Mr Cameron touched his younger colleagues' genitals without their consent during or after social gatherings between December 2021 and April 2023.
  • The court heard all three complainants were probationary constables at the time of the alleged offences and the Crown will argue that Mr Cameron's position, being a more experienced officer of a higher rank, was an aggravating factor.
  • Mr Cameron is also accused of touching the same man's genitals without his consent at a campsite in 2022.

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Matthew Stephen Cameron has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges over alleged sexual offences against three younger NSW Police colleagues.

An investigation into the allegations began in mid-2023 and Mr Cameron has since resigned from the NSW Police Force.

His District Court trial has heard the 33-year-old maintains the sexual acts were consensual.

A former NSW Police officer is on trial for allegedly sexually touching three younger male colleagues and sexually assaulting one of them before resigning from the force.

Matthew Stephen Cameron, 33, has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges, including nine counts of sexual touching without consent and one count of sexual intercourse without consent.

The District Court trial started on Monday, where Crown prosecutor Damien Hannan told the court Mr Cameron touched his younger colleagues' genitals without their consent during or after social gatherings between December 2021 and April 2023.

The court heard Mr Cameron was a constable at Northern Beaches Police Area Command at the time, where he worked with the three alleged victims.

The court heard all three complainants were probationary constables at the time of the alleged offences and the Crown will argue that Mr Cameron's position, being a more experienced officer of a higher rank, was an aggravating factor.

The court heard Mr Cameron was an openly gay man while the alleged victims were heterosexual men.

Mr Cameron is also accused of touching the same man's genitals without his consent at a campsite in 2022.

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