Businessman accused of sexual abuse loses ‘unacceptable’ bail relaxation bid

A businessman who was accused of becoming inappropriate for nine women for two decades – including during job interviews – has denied the charges and lost an attempt to be able to move freely within the community.

Solomon Farah, entered the non -culprit arguments for multiple charges, including illegal sexual intercourse, sexual abuse of a child, entering into sexual intercourse without permission and indecent attack, provided to the Adelaide Magistrates Court via a signed statement.

The court heard that the procedure of 18 charges would have taken place for two decades prior to his arrest in February last year.

It has previously heard that the insulting reportedly took place against young women, also during an application process of a job process.

The 68-year-old, Van Oakden in northeastern Adelaide, was released last May about strict detention conditions for home, including electronic monitoring.

The defense lawyer, Frank Barbaro, told the court that his client had been without infringement for bail for 10 months and had been used 100 pass-outs during that time to go to the supermarket.

“He does not try to remove completely house detention, but rather to have some extra freedoms,” he said.

Barbaro said that Mr Farah wanted more freedom to be able to work out or take a walk, spend more time with his grandchildren and to collect them from school and go to sports competitions.

He said that Mr Farah would continue to prevent someone from being employed.

Mr. Barbaro said that the number of complainants was “still serious”, but nowhere near the more than 70 initially proposed by officers of justice last year, and that Mr. Farah would probably not be tried until 2026 or later.

But a public prosecutor opposed the relaxation of Mr Farah’s guarantee and told the court that there was no reason to justify the request and that the basis for his pass-out should “limited”.

“There are several young women who live in the community with an observed need for protection and it would cause them considerable suffering if they encountered the suspect,” said the public prosecutor.

The Magistrate Justin Wickens refused the application and said that bail was not intended as punishment, but the protection of the community was an important consideration.

“I am not satisfied that a relaxation of bail conditions would carry out the protection of the community from full conditions for house detention,” he said.

“I believe that the alleged victims can be placed in an increased state of concern if they were aware that the accused had the opportunity to travel freely in the community, albeit as if he was being electronically monitored at that time.”

Solomon will remain in July on his next planned appearance on his next planned performance, in the court of Adelaide.