Former school captain and aspiring paramedic accused of raping another boy during Schoolies week
A former Queensland school captain has been charged by police over claims he sexually assaulted a young male during schoolies in 2024.
Lucas James Want, 18, is charged with two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault over the alleged incidents in November 2024.
He is yet to enter a plea, reported The Courier Mail.
The teenager attended Grace Lutheran College at Rothwell and served as faith and service captain in Year 12.
He was arrested in the Brisbane suburb of Margate on November 22, 2024.
Schoolies for Queensland students to celebrate their high school graduation got underway just a few days earlier on November 17, 2024.
Want is currently enrolled in paramedicine at Queensland University of Technology.
He also works part-time as a gaming attendant and bartender at Redcliffe Leagues Club.
Lucas James Want (pictured) was charged with two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault
Want was also a competitive swimmer and competed with Southern Cross swimming club in Scarborough.
Appearing in Gympie Magistrates Court, Mr Want’s lawyer, Ashton Marini, requested access to the complainant’s Cellebrite phone download.
Cellebrite software is a system for instant and complete data extraction from a mobile device, often used by law enforcement and government agencies.
He also requested QPRIME records of police interactions with witnesses.
Mr Marini argued the evidence could be ‘potentially relevant’ to the case.
However, police prosecutor Melissa Campbell opposed the request, describing it as a ‘fishing expedition’.
Handing over a full Cellebrite download would give Want and his lawyers personal text messages, including those between the complainant and his family.
‘What right does my friend (the opposing lawyer) have to see a conversation between a juvenile and their mother from five years ago?’ she said.
Want’s (pictured) charges are linked to alleged incidents during 2024 Schoolies Week
Want (pictured) is studying to be a paramedic at the Queensland University of Technology
‘It’s not relevant to this matter before the court.’
Magistrate Bevan Hughes ruled the mobile phone data must be disclosed to the defence, but denied access to the police database records.
The matter has been adjourned to October 13.
