Kalgoorlie prison weed slinger faces aggravated indecent assault charge

A man alleged to have indecently assaulted a woman on the streets of Kalgoorlie-Boulder after being released on bail for throwing cannabis over the Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison fence has been denied bail. Bevan Hunt, 31, appeared in Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court on Thursday via videolink to Hakea, charged with one count of aggravated indecent assault and attempting to supply a prohibited drug. He did not enter a plea to the assault charge and had already pleaded guilty to the prohibited drug charge. The court heard Mr Hunt, pictured, had been out on bail after pleading guilty to attempting to supply cannabis to the prison by throwing it over the fence when the alleged offence occurred. At 3.25am, the alleged victim was walking home from a party when she passed a crowd of people and noticed the accused a bit behind them. Initially ignoring the accused, the woman continued walking, but claims the accused threw her to the ground, straddled her, pushed his knees into her ribs, and punched her multiple times in the face. The accused then allegedly covered her mouth, untied his pants and removed his penis. The woman claimed she began yelling out the names of relatives, hoping the accused would recognise the names and stop the attack. Mr Hunt allegedly told her “I don’t care who you are, I just got out of jail” and continued. The alleged victim scratched his face and began punching and kicking him to get free. She claims the assault lasted several minutes but she managed to get away and run to a nearby home, where the prosecution alleges she knocked on the door “covered in blood”, and called police. Police prosecutor Sen. Const. Kirsten Addiscott said DNA obtained from the fingernails of the alleged victim matched the accused. Mr Hunt’s lawyer, Will Reid, did not dispute the DNA match, but claimed the alleged victim’s account of the incident was wrong. He said his client admitted to scratching the woman in the face during an argument that got physical. Mr Hunt claims the woman came up to him asking him for drugs and speaking in language before the fight broke out. The prosecution and the defence agreed the accused and the alleged victim were not known to each other. Mr Reid applied for bail for his client, who he said was a traditional cultural man who wished to attend the funeral of his pop next week. The prosecution opposed bail, highlighting he had been on bail when the alleged assault took place. Magistrate Brie Ayling said it did not appear the defence was “advancing a strong, assertive defence”, and denied bail. Mr Hunt will reappear on March 3.