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Ben Roberts-Smith flashes smile in casual attire as he’s spotted for the first time since war crime charges

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Ben Roberts-Smith has been spotted in public for the first time since being charged with war crimes, wearing a trucker cap emblazoned with the words “black sheep”.

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Former national hero, Ben Roberts-Smith has now been charged with five murders as war crimes committed in Afghanistan in 2009 and 2012. The country's most decorated soldier denies "categorically".

Connected by videoconferencing from a small courtroom in Sydney, Ben Roberts-Smith remained silent during his first hearing for war crimes, held on Friday (17). Read more (04/20/2026)

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News broke the news on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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