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Former Australian Premier's Partner Charged with Rape
- On Friday, obesity surgeon Reza Adib, 65, attended Southport Police Station after being charged with three counts of rape, two counts of deprivation of liberty, and one count of sexual assault.
- Detectives raided Adib's luxury Burleigh Heads beachfront apartment on Thursday, seizing several items under a crime scene warrant following investigations into an alleged assault on March 30.
- Adib is the long-term partner of former Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, with whom he has been in a relationship since 2021; she was promoting her memoir "The Politics of Being Me" when the investigation became public.
- Palaszczuk cancelled several upcoming promotional appearances after learning of the charges. Adib's lawyer, Dan Rogers, stated, "Like all persons accused of a crime, he is presumed to be innocent and intends to vigorously defend the charges."
- Adib is due to appear at Southport Magistrates Court on May 14. His legal team noted he remains primarily concerned about the welfare of his patients and family during the coming weeks.
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Partner of former Queensland premier charged with three counts of rape
Prominent surgeon Dr Reza Adib, the partner of former long-serving Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, has been charged with three counts of rape, two counts of deprivation of liberty and one count of sexual assault.Police allege Adib sexually assaulted a woman in her 30s at an address at Goodwin Terrace at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast on March 30.Officers were seen coming and going from the beachside unit yesterday afternoon and leav…
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right4Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
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