Volleyball coach accused of grooming 15-year-old girl in Canberra

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 06:27 · Archive

A 26-year-old volleyball coach and teacher's aide in Canberra has been accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

Ezekiel Jeth Cureg, 26, a volleyball coach and teacher's aide at Brindabella Christian College in Canberra, has been accused of grooming and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl between September and October 2026. The girl is not a student at the college. He has pleaded not guilty and has been granted bail.

A prosecutor opposing bail told the ACT Magistrates Court that the girl was young and vulnerable and Cureg formed an inappropriate relationship with her 'that she did not want'. The prosecutor said he exercised 'a significant level of control' over her. After learning she had reported him to police, Cureg allegedly sent her a message stating 'What have you done? What have you said?'. He was also alleged to have tried to call her about 15 times and contacted one of her friends to ask about her whereabouts.

Cureg was arrested after police raided his home in Casey and appeared in the Magistrates Court on 27 October. He will not be allowed to return to his coaching or teacher's aide roles.

How it is being reported

• Teacher’s aide accused of sexually abusing 15-year-old girlCONTENT WARNING: This article refers to alleged child abuse. A teacher’s aide at a Canberra school who also worked as a volleyball coach will not be allowed to return to either job after he was accused of sexually abusing an underage girl. It is alleged 26-year-old Ezekiel Jeth Cureg met the 15-year-old girl through a […]Region Canberra · 27 Oct, 05:58
• 'Significant abuse of power': volleyball coach accused of grooming 15yo girlThe alleged groomer was also a PE teacher's aids at a school.The Canberra Times · 27 Oct, 03:47

In this story: Ezekiel Jeth Cureg · Brindabella Christian College · Canberra · ACT Magistrates Court · Casey

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