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[b:ec6589923a] From The Illawarra Mercury November 20th 2004:
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June sex assault trial date for Little Pebble
By Erin O'Dwyer[/b:ec6589923a]
[b:ec6589923a]CAMBEWARRA cult leader William "Little Pebble" Kamm will stand trial in June. (2005)
NSW District Court Chief Judge Reg Blanch yesterday ordered Kamm to stand trial on sexual assault charges on June 6. The trial, in Sydney District Court, is expected to last four weeks.
Kamm has been charged with sexually assaulting two teenage followers, aged 14 and 15, while they were members of his religious cult at Cambewarra, near Nowra.
The 53-year-old has pleaded not guilty to all charges, including three counts of sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 16, one count of
aggravated sexual intercourse with a child under 16, four counts of aggravated indecent assault, one count of aggravated sexual intercourse with a child under 16, four counts of aggravated indecent assault and one count of attempting to commit an act of indecency.
The two women - now in their 20s - claim Kamm told them that they had been selected by the Virgin Mary to be "queens" which allowed them to marry Kamm and bear his children.
One of the girls allegedly had a sexual relationship with Kamm for five years before falling pregnant. Both women have since left the cult. In April, his legal team made a failed bid to have all charges against him dropped, but were successful in having the trial relocated from Wollongong to Sydney. Kamm remains free on bail.
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