EXCLUSIVE Cop charged with perjury over NRL star Jack de Belin's rape case could be locked up Former detective senior constable accused of perjury Prosecution will seek to have him detained in custody Shawn Adams gave evidence in Jack de Belin rape case READ MORE: NRL star Jack de Belin's mum lashes out at legal system for assuming her son was guilty 'from the start' By Stephen Gibbs for Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:46, 18 June 2024 | Updated: 10:15, 18 June 2024 e-mail EXCLUSIVE The former police officer charged with perjury over NRL star Jack de Belin's rape trial could be locked up when he faces court for the first time on Wednesday. Shawn Adams was a detective senior constable based in Wollongong, south of Sydney, when he allegedly gave false evidence under oath against de Belin. Police revealed in May that the 48-year-old had been charged with perjury after a long investigation into de Belin's rape trial in Wollongong District Court in 2020.
Adams was originally charged with one count of making a false statement on oath amounting to perjury and a second count of the same offence has now been added. He is also listed as the subject of a detention application by the prosecution when he faces Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday. Adams gave evidence in de Belin's prosecution after investigating allegations that the NRL star and fellow footballer Callan Sinclair had raped a 19-year-old Wollongong woman in 2018 .
Shawn Adams, the former police officer charged with perjur.
