Ryall, then 18 but now 20, is charged with receiving oral sex from a 13-year old girl close to Pittwater RSL Club in Sydney on January 25, 2008. He allegedly told police the girl had said she was 16.

Ryall and co-accused Alistair Lupton - charged with a similar offence but with a different 13 year old girl - today appeared in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court for their committal hearing.

Police today told the court they became involved when they saw four girls sitting on a bench in the early hours of the morning and approached Ryall who allegedly  told them: "We were just kissing them, that's it. They told us they were 16."

The case was adjourned following testimonies from three police officers after prosecution asked for a delay as four other witnesses were unavailable.

Magistrate John Andrews granted the adjournment until January 25, 2010 but said the case was an "enormous waste of court time, on the face of it, from what I've heard so far".