10yo girl abducted, raped
By Steve Connolly
August 20, 2002
A 10-year-old central Queensland girl has survived an horrific abduction and rape ordeal.
The girl was receiving medical treatment and counselling today after she was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted by a middle-aged couple in Gladstone, 500km north of Brisbane.
A 39-year-old man and 42-year-old woman faced court charged with the abduction and assault of the Gladstone child.
The pair were each charged with conspiring to commit murder, torture, attempted sodomy, deprivation of liberty, assault with intent to commit rape, three counts of rape, three counts of attempted rape and five counts of indecent assault.
They were not required to enter a plea in the Gladstone Magistrates Court and remanded in custody to face court again within a fortnight.
The couple were arrested after the girl's parents reported her missing around 9.30pm yesterday, about six hours after she had gone to visit a friend.
She had walked to a friend's place after school but failed to return home.
The girl was found by police shortly after 11pm in a distressed state at a house in Gladstone and taken to hospital.
She was treated and allowed to go home but has received further counselling and medical treatment.
AAP
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I hate people. People suck.