The son of a Queensland magistrate has been ordered to stand trial on more than 100 child sexual offences. Cooper Mitchell Bamberry appeared before Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday for a committal hearing on 129 charges, which were laid in March and May 2025 when he was 22 years old.
Bamberry, a resident of Helensvale, is the son of Queensland magistrate Mark Bamberry. Defence lawyer Adam Guest consented for the matter to proceed to trial after cross-examining one witness.
The alleged offences include one count of rape, two charges of intercourse with a child, 53 counts of indecent treatment of a child, and 45 counts of using the internet to procure a child. Bamberry is also accused of possessing and distributing child exploitation material, as well as involving a child in the making of exploitation material.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Stephen Courtney asked Bamberry, who stood in the dock wearing a black suit and red tie, if he had anything to say in response to the charges or wished to enter any plea. 'No thank you, Your Honour,' Bamberry replied.
Police prosecutor Qi Wang had earlier handed numerous police and witness statements to Courtney. 'Your lawyer has consented for you to be committed to trial without me considering the contents of all of those written statements,' Courtney told Bamberry.
The court was closed to the public for 25 minutes to hear from a single witness. The woman was granted special witness status by Courtney and gave evidence via videolink from another room. Courtney noted that the witness was not a child affected by the alleged offending.
The matter will now move to Queensland's District Court for a trial on a date yet to be determined. Bamberry was not granted bail and was remanded to remain in custody.
