Former swimming coach Dick Caine has been granted bail on charges of sexually abusing teenage women he educated in Sydney’s south greater than 40 years in the past.
Footage captures the moment the 76-year-old former coach of Olympic and world champions was arrested south of Sydney.
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NSW Police arrived at a Condell Park residence at 7.10am on Wednesday and arrested Caine on historic sexual assault charges.
Caine had been charged with 9 offences in relation to 2 women who had been aged 15 and 16 on the time, appearing superintendent Chris Nicholson mentioned.
He faces six carnal data charges and three indecent assault charges.
“We will allege that these offences occurred in a number of locations in and around the southern Sydney area in the mid-1970s,” Nicholson mentioned.
“These allegations are very serious. I’d also like to acknowledge the courage and the bravery of the victims who have come forward.
“It is never easy for a victim of sexual violence to come forward and tell their story to police.”
Caine was granted bail throughout his look in Bankstown Native Court docket on Wednesday.
The courtroom heard he has throat and lung most cancers and has been given six months to reside.
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NSW Police started investigating in January 2021 after receiving details about a number of sexual and indecent assaults of a teenage lady at a swimming faculty at Carss Park within the Seventies.
Kings Cross detectives established Strike Pressure Coco, underneath which investigations are nonetheless ongoing
Police later uncovered allegations of sexual abuse of one other teenage lady on the identical swim faculty, additionally within the Seventies.
Caine was refused bail and can seem in Bankstown Native Court docket on Wednesday.
Police will allege in courtroom that Caine assaulted the women on a lot of events within the mid-Seventies “while they were under his authority as a swimming coach”.
Caine educated a few of Australia’s most profitable athletes, together with Olympic and world swimming champions Michelle Ford and Michellie Jones, long-distance swimmer Suzie Maroney, Olympian Janelle Elford, triathletes Greg Welch and Chris McCormack, Wallaby Phil Kearns and boxers Anthony Mundine and Jeff Fenech.
Police mentioned on Wednesday that every one traces of inquiry remained open, and urged victims of sexual abuse in the neighborhood to come back ahead and inform police their story.
– With AAP
In the event you or somebody you understand is impacted by sexual assault, home or household violence, name 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or go to 1800RESPECT.org.au.
