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| Man remanded on child rape charge | Man remanded on child rape charge |
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| An 18-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with raping and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. | An 18-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with raping and sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl. |
| Samuel Carson was charged with raping and sexually abusing the schoolgirl over three days. | |
| Mr Carson, from Hesketh Road, Belfast, was also charged with making indecent images of a child on the same dates. | Mr Carson, from Hesketh Road, Belfast, was also charged with making indecent images of a child on the same dates. |
| A detective told Belfast Magistrates Court he believed he could connect the accused to the charges. District Judge Bernadette Kelly refused bail. | A detective told Belfast Magistrates Court he believed he could connect the accused to the charges. District Judge Bernadette Kelly refused bail. |
| The detective told the court the police case was that the girl had been "picked up" while wearing her school uniform and taken back to Mr Carson's house where she was allegedly plied with "large quantities" of drink and drugs before being abused over three days. | The detective told the court the police case was that the girl had been "picked up" while wearing her school uniform and taken back to Mr Carson's house where she was allegedly plied with "large quantities" of drink and drugs before being abused over three days. |
| He further claimed that the abuse was video recorded on mobile phones and said that they objected to bail being granted in the case. | He further claimed that the abuse was video recorded on mobile phones and said that they objected to bail being granted in the case. |
| Under cross-examination from a solicitor, the officer confirmed another man had also been arrested on similar charges but had been released on police bail in the early hours of Friday morning. | Under cross-examination from a solicitor, the officer confirmed another man had also been arrested on similar charges but had been released on police bail in the early hours of Friday morning. |
| Mr Carson is to appear in court again by videolink on Wednesday. | Mr Carson is to appear in court again by videolink on Wednesday. |