Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
19%
4 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and
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Outlets on this story
2
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
In short:
An ACT public servant has been refused bail after he was accused of stalking and threatening a woman.
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he → refuse → woman
The woman went to police in September after she became concerned about his alleged behaviour, and was advised to deactivate her social media accounts.
What's next?
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What → go → accounts
The case will return to court in November.
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case → return → November
An ACT public servant accused of stalking a woman and threatening to use government systems to find out information about her has been refused bail.
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servant → accuse → bail
Suyash Sinha, 31, was arrested after a raid on his property yesterday, and today faced the ACT Magistrates Court.
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Sinha → arrest → Court
Seeking bail, Mr Sinha's lawyer told the court he plays a significant financial role in supporting family members both overseas and in Canberra, which would motivate him to comply with bail conditions to remain out of custody.
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which → seek → custody
But prosecutors opposed Mr Sinha's release, arguing he had a "fixation" on his alleged victim and there was a risk he could endanger her safety and interfere with evidence or with witnesses.
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he → oppose → witnesses
"He's fixated on this person, and he's refused to accept 'no' as an answer to his advances," the prosecutor said.
"
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prosecutor → fixate → advances
"She is suffering from PTSD symptoms."
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She → suffer → symptoms
'I told you, I'm not interested'
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I → tell → you
Mr Sinha allegedly came across the woman on a dating app but, after he messaged her, she told him she was not interested in any form of relationship.
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she → come → relationship
Despite this, it is alleged he continued to message the woman and, in August, sent her a message describing what she was wearing — making her fearful she was being stalked.
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she → allege → what
Police say, frustrated, she agreed to meet Mr Sinha at a pub.
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she → say → pub
There, Mr Sinha allegedly told her he worked for the ACT government "in finance" and wanted to pursue a relationship.
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he → tell → relationship
When she mentioned she had brothers, it is alleged Mr Sinha named one of them, telling her "anyone can be looked up through government systems".
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anyone → mention → systems
Despite allegedly saying to Mr Sinha, "I told you, I'm not interested", the woman continued to receive messages from him over the following months.
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woman → say → months
It is alleged she would sometimes receive multiple friend requests in a day, including from accounts with "bizarre, intimidating and harassing" usernames including "will be seeing you soon …" and "I hate you so much, goodbye".
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I → allege → you
The woman went to police in September, and was advised to deactivate her social media accounts.
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woman → go → accounts
The court heard officers executed a search warrant on the man's home yesterday and seized a number of devices.
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officers → hear → devices
Special Magistrate Wilson refused the man's bail application, telling him the allegations of his "intense" behaviour showed a "complete disregard for the rights, safety and issues of the complainant".
"I appreciate you have interests in the community but I consider your risk to the safety to the health and wellbeing of the complainant is too great,"Special Magistrate Wilson said.
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Wilson → refuse → complainant
The case will return to court next month.
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case → return → court
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