Magistrate's son to face trial over child abuse charges
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Cooper Mitchell Bamberry faced Brisbane Magistrates Court today for a committal hearing on 129 charges that were laid in March and May 2025 when he was 22 years old.

The individual from Helensvale is identified as the son of Queensland magistrate Mark Bamberry.

Brisbane Magistrates Court
Cooper Mitchell Bamberry faced Brisbane Magistrates Court today. (Jocelyn Garcia)

Defense attorney Adam Guest agreed to proceed to trial following the cross-examination of a single witness.

The accusations against him include one count of rape, two charges of engaging in intercourse with a minor, 53 counts of indecent treatment of a child, and 45 counts of using the internet to solicit a child.

Bamberry is further accused of possessing and distributing child exploitation material, as well as involving a minor in the creation of such material.

During the proceedings, Deputy Chief Magistrate Stephen Courtney inquired if Bamberry, who was dressed in a black suit and red tie, wished to respond to the charges or enter a plea.

Bamberry replied, “No thank you, Your Honour.”

Police prosecutor Qi Wang had earlier handed numerous police and witness statements to Courtney.

“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.

The court had been closed to the public for 25 minutes to hear from a single witness.

The woman was granted special witness status by Courtney and gave evidence via videolink from another room.

Courtney said the witness was not a child affected by alleged offending.

The matter will move to Queensland’s District Court for a trial on a date yet to be determined.

Bamberry was not on bail and was remanded to stay in custody.

Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)

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).

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