Prominent Australian painter’s alleged victims include three art students
Street artist Anthony Lister charged with raping four women and tattooing without consent
Prominent Australian painter’s alleged victims include three art students
Sydney artist Anthony Lister has been charged with raping four women, including three art students. Photograph: John Parra/Getty Images
The Sydney street artist Anthony Lister will remain behind bars for the next eight weeks after being charged with the rape of four women, including three art students, and the tattooing of one of the students without consent.
Lister, 40, was arrested on Tuesday at a Darlinghurst house after searches were conducted at the property and a Marrickville industrial space.
Police allegedly seized four replica pistols, illicit drugs, electronics and a knuckleduster.
data-ad-format="fluid" data-ad-client="ca-pub-2730293094729387" data-ad-slot="6787193373">Lister has been charged with rape, firearm possession, drug possession and causing grievous bodily harm with intent, among other offences.
Police allege he raped the women on separate occasions at the Darlinghurst home between 2015 and 2018, and tattooed three lines on one of the women without her consent.
His lawyer, Stewart Levitt, said in a written statement his client intended to defend all the charges.
“Mr Lister has told me that he is distressed and hurt by the charges and emphatically denies that he has ever taken wrongful advantage of anyone in a sexual context,” the statement said.