article_snippet.sent: Magistrate Michael Dakin has refused to ban the media from naming the former head of child safety at Education Queensland who has been charged with child sex offences.
article_snippet.sent: Magistrate Michael Dakin refused the request after an ABC spokesperson made an application to the Tweed Heads Local Court for the case to remain open on behalf of the news organisations.
article_snippet.sent: However, according to the Gold Coast Bulletin, Magistrate Michael Dakin did agree to suppress the details of the victims and any witnesses.
highlights_snippet.sent: A magistrate has refused a media ban on the trial of a sex offender .
  