Swimming teacher, 20, accused of molesting young girls during lessons at a Sydney pool has half the charges against him dropped - but still faces 23 sex assault claims
- Sydney swimming teacher Kyle Daniels has had a number of charges dropped
- The 20-year-old was facing 56 charges relating to sex assault of young girls
- Downing Centre District Court heard on Thursday that 33 charges were dropped
A swimming coach accused of molesting young girls he was teaching has had more than half of the charges against him dropped.
Kyle Daniels, 20, was facing a total of 56 charges relating to the alleged sexual assault of children at the Mosman Swim Centre on Sydney's north shore.
But the Downing Centre District Court heard on Thursday that 33 charges have been dropped.
Daniels - a former prefect at the prestigious Knox Grammar School - is still facing a total of 23 charges, plus a number of apprehended violence orders (AVOs).
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Kyle Daniels (pictured), 20, is now facing 23 charges relating to the alleged sexual assault of children at the Mosman Swim Centre on Sydney's north shore
Daniels walks out of the Downing Centre District Court on Thursday supported by his father James (left), mother Janine (back right) and lawyer Urania Zafiris (front right)
Daniels, who has protested his innocence, was supported in court by his mother and father.
The court heard last month that police had gathered thousands of pages of evidence in the case against the young swimming coach.
Police had previously alleged their case against Daniels was 'strong'.
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He was initially accused of having sexual intercourse with two girls - aged six and seven - at the swim centre.
Detectives then charged him with sexually assaulting eight other girls multiple times 'in and around the pool' between January 2018 and March 2019.
Court documents said Daniels' alleged offences began in January 2018, with the indecent assault of a ten-year-old girl.
Daniels was employed as a teacher at the Mosman Swim Centre (pictured) on Sydney's north shore
Mrs Daniels leads the pack out of the Downing Centre District Court on Thursday after more than half of the charges against her son Kyle (left) were dropped
He was also accused of having sexual intercourse with a seven-year-old girl eight times in three weeks.
Police arrested Daniels - who was born in South Africa - at his parents' $2.3 million home in the suburb of Balgowlah on March 12.
Daniels has continued to study sports science at the University of Sydney even with his pending legal matters.
