Teacher’s accused of rape, grooming child

A maths teacher facing multiple rape and child abuse-related charges posed as a girl to message teenagers on social media, including Snapchat, before meeting up with one, police allege.

Jason Seung Hak Lee was not required to appear before Wynnum Magistrates Court when his matter was briefly mentioned on Monday morning.

Mr Lee, a former Marsden State High School teacher, is facing multiple child-abuse related charges – including rape, grooming and indecent treatment of children.

He remains on bail and is being represented by the Sydney-based Fideslink Legal.

Police allege the former teacher used social media platforms, including Snapchat, to communicate with a 14-year-old girl before meeting with her twice in June.

It is further alleged Mr Lee posed as a teenager to chat to other girls online.

Dean Mayr, acting as a town agent for the firm, told the court that a “large amount” of material from the police’s briefs of evidence had been disclosed to his office since Mr Lee’s first mention in September.

“(There’s) a full brief of one of the matters and some leftovers matters,” he said.

Mr Mayr asked for a lengthy adjournment to send the material to Sydney.

The court was told Mr Lee was not interstate and was in regular contact with his legal team.

“It’s either going to be a registry committal or an application,” Mr Mayr said.

Magistrate Zachary Sarra adjourned the matter to January 28, 2025 for a further mention, enlarging Mr Lee’s bail.

Mr Lee is charged with four counts of rape, one count of grooming a child under 16 to take part in a sexual act, one count of indecent treatment (filming) of a child under 16, one count of indecent treatment (permit) of a child under 16, one count of possessing child exploitation material.

Mr Lee was stood down from his teaching role when the charges were first laid.

During an earlier mention, Mr Sarra said the “serious” allegations would need to be heard in a higher court at some point.

“The police, they’re very stressed at the moment,” Mr Sarra said in September.

“I know from previous encounters that we set these agendas and they often get misplaced.”