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Scott Volkers at the Magistrates Court in Maroochydore in November. Picture: AAP /Glenn Hunt
Scott Volkers at the Magistrates Court in Maroochydore in November. Picture: AAP /Glenn Hunt
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Coach to face trial over alleged sex offences

by Shae McDonald
9th Nov 2018 1:21 PM
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AUSTRALIAN swimming coach Scott Volkers has been committed to stand trial over five historical child sex offences.

Volkers did not enter a plea during a hearing in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday.

The coach is accused of indecently dealing with two girls under the age of 16 in the 1980s.

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