Inside the Newcastle Airbnb apartment where a West Sydney lawyer and friends allegedly raped a teenage girl
EXCLUSIVE: How a spotless lawyer and groom-to-be allegedly raped a teenage girl in a lavish $555-a-night warehouse-style Airbnb during a dollar party weekend
- A teenage girl told police she was allegedly gang-raped in an Airbnb apartment
- Three weekend weekend men in Newcastle have been charged with sexual assault
- One of the alleged gang rapists is a clean barrister at a Sydney CBD law firm
- The ex-Catholic private schoolboy left a review for the Airbnb unit afterwards
An impeccable lawyer is one of three men charged with the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl in a luxury Airbnb apartment during a cash weekend.
Maurice Hawell, 28, was arrested earlier this month after a three-month investigation into the alleged attack at the warehouse-style unit in Newcastle West, NSW.
The Western Sydney solicitor is a former private Catholic schoolboy at the private Patrician Brethren College in Fairfield and works in a business in the Sydney CBD.
Police allege he and groom-to-be Andrew David, 28, sexually assaulted a 19-year-old girl around 11pm on February 26 after she was allegedly lured to the Airbnb where a money party was being held .
Maurice Hawell, 28, was arrested earlier this month after a three-month investigation into the alleged attack on the warehouse-style unit in Newcastle West, NSW (pictured)
Clean lawyer Maurice Hawell is one of three men charged with the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl in a luxury Airbnb apartment during a cash weekend
The attack is believed to have taken place at the converted $555-a-night three-bedroom industrial-style apartment on Parry Street, close to the city’s party zone.
The apartment listing says it can accommodate up to six people and boasts of its two king-size beds and one queen-size bed.
Photographs of the unit’s interior reveal a plush leather living room and giant TV, with an open kitchen and high-end walk-in shower and wet room.
One reviewer praised its “good location and nice space for large groups” while another commented on its “great bed.”
Hawell also left a rating and review for the unit following the weekend, although the review is now empty, but he was thanked for it by the rental agent.
A third man, Marius Hawell, 20, was also believed to have been involved in the attack. He and David were arrested in dawn raids at Edensor Park and Horsely Park on Wednesday.
Police allege the rape was perpetrated in one of the unit’s bedrooms by the two older men in full view of the younger man.
Maurice Hawell also left a rating and review for the unit following the weekend, although the review is now empty, but he was thanked for it by the rental agent.
The apartment listing says it can accommodate up to six people and boasts of its two king-size beds and one queen-size bed.
Preparations for David’s wedding on June 18 have now been “changed” due to issues between the guest list and possible witnesses, the local court in Fairfield heard on Wednesday.
The groom and his bride-to-be no longer have plans for a honeymoon, the court heard.
The two 28-year-old men have been charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault in the company of others and one count of sexual contact with another person without consent.
The attack is believed to have taken place at the converted $555-a-night three-bedroom industrial-style apartment on Parry Street, close to the city’s party zone.
The 20-year-old, from Edensor Park, has been charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault in the company of others, namely that of second degree director.
All three were released on bail to return to court on July 4, with police investigations continuing.
Maurice Hawell was released on bail.
He was not available at his office on Thursday.
Colleagues said he was on personal leave and was “taking some time off”.
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