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Former prison guard James Davis denied bail over slavery offences
A man charged with historical Sydney slavery offences has been denied bail in Armidale Local Court.
Key points:
- Magistrate Vivien Swain said she had “taken into account” the “difficulties” faced by slavery accused James Davis, but denied him bail
- The Crown argued there was a “risk of revenge” against the complainant, who the prosecution alleged was threatened when she went to police
- Mr Davis’s lawyer, Ian Lloyd QC, told the court that Mr Davis was in a consensual relationship with five women present to support him
James Davis is charged with reducing a person to slavery, possessing a slave and causing a person to enter into or remain in servitude.
Police will allege a woman was enslaved in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra between 2013 and 2015.
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