Prosecutor, defence lawyer charged over alleged corruption as SA magistrate fronts court

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Prosecutor, defence lawyer charged over alleged corruption as SA magistrate fronts court
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A police prosecutor and a criminal lawyer are facing corruption charges alongside Adelaide magistrate Bob Harrap, who was arrested amid an investigation by South Australia's ICAC.

He is also accused of twice racking up traffic fines in a government-issued carMagistrate Harrap and lawyer Catherine Moyse — principal solicitor at CJM Legal — appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court this morning charged with perverting the course of justice.Police prosecutor Abigail "Abi" Foulkes and another woman — whose identity has been suppressed — did not appear in court.

Magistrate Harrap has been accused of twice racking up traffic fines in his government-issued car, misrepresenting who was driving and perverting the course of justice in relation to a matter he presided over.

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