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Reza Adib’s Rape Case Opens With Evidence Order and July Court Date

The prominent surgeon remains on bail pending an evidence handover.

Overview

  • The case, which had its first mention on Thursday, was adjourned to July 7 after the magistrate ordered police to deliver a brief of evidence by June 23.
  • Adib faces three counts of rape, two of deprivation of liberty and one of sexual assault tied to an alleged March 30 incident at his Burleigh Heads apartment.
  • Court documents show his bail bars contact with 10 people including the complainant and requires him to surrender his passport.
  • He did not appear and was excused, with lawyer Dan Rogers saying he maintains his innocence and will contest the charges as the court noted one count may be amended.
  • Adib is a high-profile bariatric surgeon who founded Brisbane Obesity Clinic, and his partner Annastacia Palaszczuk has paused book events and is not implicated.