A FORMER Ballarat teacher charged with child sex offences will remain in jail after a magistrate refused him bail yesterday.
Dennis Stewart, 49, appeared in Ballarat Magistrates Court charged with nine counts of committing an indecent act with a child under 16.
The charges stem from allegations made by two male students at the school where Stewart previously taught.
The teacher initially appeared in court in November last year charged with sex offences against one student and was granted bail under strict conditions.
His bail was revoked earlier this month when police found he had been communicating with the alleged victim through social media. It was at this time further charges were laid when a second alleged victim came forward.
Yesterday, magistrate Andrew Cappell denied Stewart’s second application for bail.
He will reappear in court at a later date. A suppression order remains in place prohibiting the publication of the school’s name.
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