The son of a top magistrate has been hit with more than 100 new child sex offences against nine children just weeks after his dramatic arrest.
Cooper Mitchell Bamberry, 22, the son of Queensland magistrate Mark Bamberry, was arrested at his home in Helensvale on March 13.
Bamberry was charged with alleged offences against one child under the age of 16.
The charges included four counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16, two counts of engaging in penile intercourse with a child under 16, and one count each of grooming child under 16, involving a child in making exploitation material, and distributing child exploitation material.
Bamberry was on Thursday charged with another 119 offences against nine children.
The additional charges are part of an ongoing investigation into alleged child abuse and grooming incidents.
Theses include multiple counts of using internet to procure children under 16, procure young person etc. for carnal knowledge, carnal knowledge with or of children under 16, indecent treatment of children under 16, involving child in making child exploitation material and unlawful stalking, intimidation, harassing or abuse.
Bamberry was denied bail and is set to reappear before Brisbane Magistrates Court on May 8.
Cooper Mitchell Bamberry, 22, has been hit with another 119 child sex offences
Queensland Police said investigations are still ongoing in a statement on Thursday.
Bamberry’s father founded the Gold Coast law firm Bamberry Lawyers which has been operational for 12 years.
Mark Bamberry was appointed as a magistrate to Southport Magistrates Court in 2022 after more than 20 years as a lawyer working in criminal law, traffic law, commercial and property law.
He presided over cases including that of former Gold Coast City Councillor Ryan Bayldon-Lumsden who was charged in 2024 with murdering his stepfather.
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