Canberra man charged with 136 offences against 11 individuals

A 39-year-old Canberra man has been charged with more than 100 family violence and sexual offences including incest.

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00:00ACT police have charged the man with 136 offences they allege took place over almost two decades,

00:08between 2002 and 2020, against 11 victims.

00:13Police say an extensive investigation had led them to this stage.

00:18Among the raft of charges the man is facing are counts of incest with a child under 10,

00:23as well as sexual intercourse without consent.

00:25He has also been charged with choking and making a reckless threat to kill.

00:30The man, whose name has been suppressed in order to protect the identities of his alleged

00:34victims, did not appear in the ACT Magistrate's Court this morning.

00:38His lawyers indicated they would enter pleas of not guilty on his behalf, and he will remain

00:42in custody until the matter returns to court next month.