Police arrest man on the Sunshine Coast over alleged sex crimes

Queensland man charged with 11 counts of rape, dozens of other offences

Sunshine Coast man Riccardo Valenza, 31, has been remanded in custody after police charged him with 31 offences relating to 11 alleged victims.

Police arrest man on the Sunshine Coast over alleged sex crimes

The 31-year-old was arrested at an address on Brisbane Road on Monday morning.

Sex offence charges, Mooloolaba

Detectives from Sunshine Coast Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a man who allegedly harassed and sexually assaulted multiple women.  It will be alleged the man engaged with multiple women via social media between July 2023 and November 2025, where he solicited sexual activities for money. He then allegedly groomed the women before assaulting them.  His alleged victims were aged between 26 and 35 years old.  A 31-year-old Mooloolaba man…