<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A magistrate's son has been ordered to stand trial on more than 100 </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/child-abuse" rel="" target="" title="child sexual offences"><span>child sexual offences</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cooper Mitchell Bamberry faced </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/brisbane" rel="" target="" title="Brisbane"><span>Brisbane</span></a><span> Magistrates </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="Court"><span>Court</span></a><span> today for a committal hearing on 129 charges that were laid in March and May 2025 when he was 22 years old.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Helensvale man is the son of Queensland magistrate Mark Bamberry.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NATIONAL:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bowen-mountain-house-fire-sydney/8fab652e-c854-48e6-8bf8-952bbc5116ff" target="_blank"><strong><span>Two bodies found after man and four children escape horror house fire</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Defence lawyer Adam Guest consented for the matter to go to trial after cross-examining one witness.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The alleged offences included one count of rape, two charges of intercourse with a child, 53 counts of indecent treatment of a child and 45 counts of using the internet to procure a child.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bamberry is also accused of possessing and distributing child exploitation material, and involving a child in the making of exploitation material.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/brisbane-magistrates-son-to-face-trial-over-child-abuse-charges-queensland-crime-news/64a57ed1-b98f-4939-86c5-6cde44b640cd" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Deputy Chief Magistrate Stephen Courtney asked Bamberry, who stood in the dock wearing a black suit and red tie, if he had anything to say in response to the charges or enter any plea.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"No thank you, Your Honour," Bamberry said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/northcote-mcdonalds-approved-after-fast-food-giant-appealed-decision-vcat/adc55a6a-323b-4575-a672-fc3bacff11b0"><strong><span>Locals lose bid to block Macca's on 'world's coolest street'</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police prosecutor Qi Wang had earlier handed numerous police and witness statements to Courtney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Your lawyer has consented for you to be committed to trial without me considering the contents of all of those written statements," Courtney told Bamberry.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court had been closed to the public for 25 minutes to hear from a single witness.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman was granted special witness status by Courtney and gave evidence via videolink from another room.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Courtney said the witness was not a child affected by alleged offending.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The matter will move to Queensland's District Court for a trial on a date yet to be determined.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bamberry was not on bail and was remanded to stay in custody.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" title="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>If you or someone you know is in need of support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue. In the event of an emergency dial Triple Zero (000).</span></strong></div></div>