James Delinicolis is one of two accused police officers who received bail in Central Local Court on Tuesday after being charged with the sexual assault of a teenage girl in a hotel room.

NSW Police Transport Command Senior Constables James Delinicolis, 29, and Angelo Dellosa, 30, have spent three weeks behind bars after being charged with multiple offences including attempted aggravated sexual assault in March.

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The court was told Delinicolis first met the schoolgirl when he was on duty and she was in her school uniform at a bus stop before they met again at the Ramada Hotel in Cabramatta.

Crown prosecutor Sally Stuart told the court Delinicolis met the schoolgirl while on duty at a bus stop, again meeting her at the the Ramada Hotel in Cabramatta, The Daily Telegraph reports. The man allegedly attempted to have non-consensual anal sex with the girl while Dellosa pinned her down in the room.

“She made it extremely clear and said no several times and was held down against her will by the co-accused (Dellosa),” Ms Stuart said.

“Her lack of consent was made very clear.”

Delinicolis’ defence lawyer Phillip Strickland SC said his client and Dellosa had consensual sex with the girl in the hotel room.

“At the hotel when the intercourse occurred there were sexual acts done consensually before the alleged offence and after the alleged offence,” he said.

“A jury will be instructed to look at the entire episode at the hotel.

“She’s agreed to have consensual sex with both of them at the time – after she claims it was non-consensual.”

Magistrate Margaret Quinn granted bail for both the officers, however warned a full-time prison sentence was likely if they were convicted of the charges.

In granting Delinicolis bail, Ms Quinn said: “I can’t say that’s a weak case at all, it may well come under challenge to consent issues, but I can’t say it’s a weak case.”

Delinicolis must forfeit $500,000 in surety and Dellosa must forfeit $20,000 before they can walk free from Silverwater jail where they have been held on remand.

Petrol king turned property magnate Nick Andrianakos has consolidated his family’s commercial property footprint in Adelaide, acquiring a Flinders Street office tower from Cbus Property for $175 million.

The purchase of 50 Flinders Street, on a yield of around 6.5 percent, is the biggest office investment so far for the family company, Nikos Property Group.

It stands next to Santos House at 60 Flinders Street, which Nikos bought two years ago from Lendlease for $101.35 million. Bridges link the two buildings.

The 15-storey building at 50 Flinders Street comprises around 22,000 square metres and is fully leased, with its anchor tenant being the People’s Choice Credit Union. The building was developed by Cbus Property in 2015 with credit union taking a pre-commitment.

“One of the attractions for our group of 50 Flinders Street was the fact that it has been developed and owned by Cbus and therefore, has been very well maintained and managed from day one,” said chief executive Theo Andrianakos.

The Nikos group is reworking the ground floor of the building next door at 60 Flinders Street with new end of trip facilities, and a redesigned lobby with a new café.

It is also working with Santos on refurbishing its offices after the company agreed to extend its lease until 2033, Nikos investment manager Paul Lachal said.

The latest acquisition was brokered by Knight Frank’s Guy Bennett.

The second Adelaide acquisition is the latest instalment in a property investment strategy employed by the family company over the last few years.

In late 2016, Mr Andrianakos, the founder of Milemaker Petroleum, sold the retail fuel business assets in Victoria to Caltex in a $95 million deal, while retaining all the sites on long-term leases to Caltex.

Soon after the petrol king swooped on a prime commercial tower on Melbourne’s St Kilda Road for $70 million, acquiring it from Singapore’s International Healthway Corporation. Nikos Property owns another two towers along St Kilda Road as well.

The family’s investment arm has branched further afield too, with its first Adelaide acquisition in late 2018. In January this year Nikos Property went north, buying an office complex on the fringe of the Brisbane CBD for $85.2 million.

Member for Reid, Dr Fiona Martin MP, has welcomed the Morrison Government’s investment of $550,000 over two years to support children and young people who have a parent or guardian with a mental illness.

Before entering Parliament, Dr Martin worked as an educational and developmental psychologist.

She said this funding will be vital in supporting families in her electorate of Reid and around the country by providing targeted prevention and intervention strategies for those at risk of developing inter-generational mental illness.

“Children of parents with a mental illness are at a greater risk of experiencing a range of behavioural, education, social and developmental challenges,” Dr Martin said. “They are also at a higher risk of experiencing their own mental health difficulties.”  

One in five Australians aged 16-85 experiences a mental illness in any year. The most common mental illnesses are depression, anxiety and substance use disorder. 

The restrictions necessary to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have meant vulnerable children have faced greater caring responsibilities and may have had fewer opportunities to maintain their own mental wellbeing.

The Satellite Foundation, which provides support to children of parents with mental illness, in partnership with Emerging Minds, will receive funding to boost its existing support by:

– Increasing the availability of targeted programs for children and young people who have a parent with a mental illness.

– Expanding and supporting the Satellite Foundation’s peer support network.

– Helping make sense of what is happening when a parent experiences mental illness by increasing the availability of mental health and wellbeing information and resources for children, young people and their families.

 “This funding will ensure that young people who have a parent with mental illness have the skills, strategies, and confidence to manage the challenges they face and harness their full potential,” Dr Martin said. “It will help them break the cycle of mental illness.”

The funding is being provided under the Government’s $74 million package to support the mental health and wellbeing of Australians during the coronavirus pandemic. 

This measure will complement the support provided to young people across Australia through the national network of headspace services and eheadspace. 

Through record investments in mental health services and support, with expenditure estimated to be $5.2 billion this year alone, the Government continues to demonstrate its firm commitment to the mental health and wellbeing of all Australians. 

Since 30 January, the Government has provided approximately $500 million in extra funding for mental health services and support, including $64 million for suicide prevention, $74 million for preventative mental health services, and $48 million to support the pandemic response plan. 

Anyone experiencing distress can seek immediate advice and support through Beyond Blue (1300 224 636), Lifeline (13 11 14), Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800), or the Government’s digital mental health gateway, Head to Health.