Man who ‘married’ 13-year-old girl refused bail over child sex charges

 

A Sydney man has been refused bail after being charged over allegations of a live-in sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl.
Ahmad Chamma, 26, allegedly met a 12-year-old girl in the Hunter region in 2012 and became involved in an ongoing sexual relationship with her.
The pair then allegedly moved to a house in Sydney’s south-west, where they continued the relationship.
Police claim the man and child were married in a religious ceremony in NSW earlier this year and the schoolgirl is now 13.
He was charged with 25 counts of sexual intercourse with a child between 10 and 14 years.
The man made a brief appearance at Burwood local court on Friday and spoke via an Arabic interpreter.
He made no application for bail and it was formally refused.
The court heard he will make a bail application during his next court appearance on 12 February at the same court.
The child has been taken into care.