‘I made it all up’: Shocking questions over evidence in case against Channel 7 contestants

Two complainants have said they made up evidence and lied to police in a serious case against two Channel 7 reality show contestants accused of multiple offences against children, including rape and torture.

The shocking claims were revealed on Wednesday when the man and woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared in Richlands Magistrates Court in Brisbane’s south-west for a directions hearing.

The pair, who appeared on a prominent television show, are accused of a raft of serious offences against children, including multiple counts of rape, torture, sexual assault and common assault.

The woman faces 46 charges, including nine counts of rape, and 23 of common assault, while the man has been charged with 12 offences, including two counts of torture and seven assault occasioning bodily harm.

The woman cried as she listened to the court proceedings on Wednesday and at one point rested her head on the wall.

During the hearing, Magistrate Stuart Shearer noted issues with the statements two complainants had given to police.

He said one of the complainants had said: “None of this ever happened, I never saw any of it.”

“One of the [other complainants] is saying ‘everything I told police was a lie’.”

Shearer said one of complainants had also provided an additional statement to say: “I made it all up under pressure from [another complainant].”