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Family Court granted father access to children during sexual assault investigation'
A father who is under investigation for serious offences including attempted rape and sexual assault has been granted increased access to his children by a Family Court judge.
Barristers representing the children's mother claim that the judge made an error in failing to consider the seriousness of the allegations against the father and that the decision to increase his contact was a step too far.