QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE

STATEMENT OF WITNESS

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Statement no.:

0001 00157

QP 0125 01/06 +d.llJ

Date: 12/07/2007 Statement of

Name of witness: LOCKWOOD, Melissa Louise

Date of birth: 24/12/1972 Age: 34 Occupation: Sales ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Police officer taking statement

Name of police officer: BECK, Teresa Jane ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rank: Detective Senior Constable Reg. no.: 9356 ~==========~~-

Region/Command/Division: North Coast St at ion: REDACTED CAIU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-Statement:

Melissa Louise LOCKWOOD states:-

1. I am 34 year woman currently residing at an address known to Police. I am currently

employed by · REDACTED a Stand Co-Coordinator REDACTED

2. I know Jonny BALDWIN. REDACTED

I have 3. I am a member of the Sunshine Coast Church

been a member of this church since 2002 . ..---- --

4. In 2004 I took up the position of Personal Assfstant to the Youth Pastor at the Church. The

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Youth Pastor at that time was Jonny BALDWIN. My duties in this position included helping

out with correspondence, organising functions and conferences, youth camps and general __.,,. ~ ~···

secretarial work...........- ./

Jonny's office was located upstairs in the church office area. When I initially started in this

position I worked at the Church two days a week. About 4 or 5 months later Jonny suggested

that I do one and a half days a week. Then this cut down to 1 day a week until eventually I

was not needed and no longer worked for Jonny/- ~ During the time that I worked as Jonny P~Assistant I noticed that Jonny established a

friendship with a youth in the church who I know as FLA I f LA lwas in the

Worship Team as a drum~Lved in youth activities with the church.

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7. During this friendship with LA I noticed that Jonny slowly segregated LA and~

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himself from the other youth in the church spending little time with the other kids in the

church.

This was often a focus point of discussion amongst church members and other youth.

There numerous times when I would go to walk into Jonny's office at the church and I would

find the office door locked andf LA fwould be inside with Jonny. I remember commenting

to Jonny on occasions "Why is this door locked there's no need for it to b~

Jonny would just laugh this off and not really respond to my statements. ,/

I recall one night we had a youth sleepover at the church. This involved the girls sleeping in

the main auditorium and the boys sleeping in the children's church area. In each area we had

youth leaders. These were made up of the older youth and it was their job to ensure the

segregation of the girls and boys.

This sleepover was organised by Jonny and the older youth leaders and as the Youth Pastor

Jonny also slept over at the church.

13. I was at the sleep over at the beginning of the set up as my 12 year old child was also

attending. While I was downstairs with the kids I heard a comment from one of the kids about

Jonny andfLA rot being down there with the youth.

14. I then went upstairs and went through the open office door and then I found that the door to

Jonny' s office was shut. I tried to open the door and found it was locked. I then knocked very

loudly on the door and called out for Jonny. ~ 15. It took longer than usual for the door to be opened ~ut when it was?"d I noticed that

LA was in the office wearing his boxer shorts with no shirt on. I was so shocked in

seeing LA in Jonny's office in his boxer shorts.

16. I saw Jonny was also in the room but I cannot recall what he was wearing. I then noticed that

there was a mattress on the floor in front of the desk and they were watching a video on the

laptop computer.

17. I said "Why are you up here you need to be down~with the youth?

commenting that you're not down there with them." V 18. Jonny just said "Oh I'll go down later."

19. I then walked out and as I left Jonny' s office I heard the door being locked again. REDACTED

The kids are

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0001 00155 20. During the period that I worked for Jonny I also observed other strange behaviour that was

occurring between him and lALA I at the Church. I numerous occasions I saw both Jonny

and ~pinching each others nipples, massage· each other on the shoulders and back and

this would occur in the office.

21. In January 2005 I no longer continued-working in the office or for Jonny. Sometime in 2006

Jonny left the church and went to the tfoTd Coasr ·

REDACTED 22. In February 2006 I commenced work at which is

owned by Catherine and David BALDWIN, Jonny's parents. I worked in this job until just

recently when my employment was terminated because Jonny had taken over the bakery from

his parents.

M.L. LOCKWOOD

Justices Act Acknowledgement

Justices Act 1886

I acknowledge by virtue of section 11 OA(5)(c)(ii) of the Justices Act 1886 that:

(l) This written statement by me dated 12th July 2007 and contained in the pages numbered 1 to J is true to the best of my knowledge and belief; and '

(2) I make this statement knowing that, if it were admitted as evidence, I may be liable to prosecution for stating a: know is false .

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