Man denied bail after alleged sexual assault of 13yo west of Brisbane

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• A man charged over the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl has been refused bail at Ipswich Magistrates Court. Police allege Ethan Bell, 41, assaulted the girl in bushland at Blackstone, near Ipswich, and drove off before officers arrived.
• Bell was found at a Bundamba home two days later and charged with indecent treatment of a child under 16 and supplying dangerous drugs to a minor. Magistrate Grace Kalhert said she could not be satisfied that any bail condition would reduce the risk of reoffending.
• Bell has been remanded in custody and will reappear in court tomorrow.