A vagrant father accused of abducting and then repeatedly raping a 11-year-old schoolgirl for five hours has now been charged with filming the horrific ordeal.
Brett David Hill, 48, appeared in Newcastle Local Court via video link on Wednesday, where the prosecutor told the court the list of charges against Hill had grown to 17.
The young girl was walking through a park in the Newcastle suburb of Adamstown Heights on June 12 when she was allegedly approached and kidnapped by Hill.
Hill drove her to bushes where he allegedly sexually assaulted her while armed with scissors before releasing her at Kotara Railway Station in the afternoon, the court previously heard.
In court on Thursday, new charges in relation to filming and possessing child abuse material were laid, while two counts of indecent assault were withdrawn, the
Newcastle Herald reported.
The schoolgirl triggered an alarm after being dumped at the train station, sparking a frenzied hunt for her alleged attacker.
Hill was arrested by officers four days after the alleged attack.
Police claimed the man had become a 'nomad' who was living in his car.
Police allege in court documents Hill was in possession of child abuse material at the time of his arrest.