Libya funds defence in Melbourne sex assault cases
ABC
14 9 2010
A Victorian court has heard the Libyan government is funding the legal defence of a student charged with sexual assaults at two Melbourne railway stations.
Police allege 27-year-old Libyan national Almahde Atagore has sexually assaulted three people since the weekend.
The magistrates court was told he approached a 21-year-old woman from behind on the escalator at Flinders Street Station on Sunday afternoon and placed his hand on her underpants.
It is alleged he did the same to a 13-year-old girl minutes later.
Atagore was also charged with indecently assaulting a 17-year-old girl at Mentone station on Monday.
His lawyer told the court the Libyan government was paying for Atagore's legal fees and would be keen to offer a substantial surety if he was released on bail.
Atagore was remanded in custody to appear in court again on Thursday.
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