Two people have faced court accused of kidnapping a woman with an intellectual disability - allegedly snatching the 20-year-old from the passenger seat of a car in Charlestown and repeatedly assaulting her.
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Gateshead man James Peter Ryall, 37, and Blacktown woman Crystal Gay Riggs, 38, were charged on Thursday.
They faced Belmont Local Court on Friday and will remain behind bars until their next court appearance on December 16.
According to court documents, Mr Ryall and Ms Riggs are accused of stealing two debit cards from their alleged victim and taking her hostage "for advantage" - allegedly for "the withdrawal of a sexual assault complaint and financial advantage".
Police say the woman was in a car stopped at a red light at the intersection of Ferris Street and the Pacific Highway at Charlestown late on Wednesday night when she was allegedly bundled into another vehicle and taken from the scene.
She was then allegedly repeatedly assaulted in the car and on the street, before another alleged assault in a shower was filmed.
She was taken to Belmont Hospital in a stable condition after the ordeal and was released on Thursday.
Mr Ryall was charged with robbery in company, take/detain person in company with intent to obtain advantage, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm, film person in private act without consent, and two counts of contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO.
Ms Riggs was charged with seven offences, including robbery in company, take/detain person in company with intent to obtain advantage, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm, and film person in private act without consent.
Detective Inspector Steve Benson would not go into detail about the woman's injuries when he spoke to reporters on Friday, but he said the incident - which took place over several hours - left the "vulnerable" woman "clearly traumatised".
"Any member of the community that has been involved in an [alleged] incident like this would be clearly traumatised but in particular for those members who are considered vulnerable as this person was," he said.
"Abuse or violence against vulnerable members of the community won't be tolerated by the NSW Police."