Reza Adib, partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, charged with three counts of rape
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Prominent surgeon Dr Reza Adib, the partner of former long-serving Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, has been charged with three counts of rape, two counts of deprivation of liberty and one count of sexual assault.
Police allege Adib sexually assaulted a woman in her 30s at an address at Goodwin Terrace at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast on March 30.
Officers were seen coming and going from the beachside unit yesterday afternoon and leaving with bags of evidence.
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Dr Reza Adib has been charged with three counts of rape. SMH
Adib presented to Southport Police Station earlier today, where he was charged before being released on police bail this afternoon.
He left the station with his lawyer and did not answer questions from the waiting press pack.
His lawyer, Dan Rogers, issued a statement this afternoon.
"Dr Adib is shocked about the allegations made about him and is taking the matter very seriously," he said in the statement.
"Like all persons accused of a crime, he is presumed to be innocent and intends to vigorously defend the charges.
Adib with partner and former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Palaszczuk is not accused of any wrongdoing. Dan Peled / The Sydney Morning Herald
"Right now, Dr Adib is primarily concerned about the welfare of his family and his patients and he will do whatever it takes to ensure that they are looked after in the coming weeks."
Adib, a bariatric surgeon at the Brisbane Obesity Clinic, is due to appear in Southport Magistrates' Court on May 14.
Authorities have stressed Palaszczuk was not involved and there is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on her part.
The pair have been together since 2021.
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