A New South Wales man accused of drugging three women and covertly recording their alleged abuse is also alleged to have subjected one victim and her family to a terrifying 20-minute ordeal before restraining the woman and raping her, according to court documents.
Christopher Ridings, 39, from Tumbi Umbi on the Central Coast, was arrested in December after police allegedly found about 2.5 million images documenting the sexual and physical abuse of three women aged between 29 and 31. The alleged offending is said to have occurred over seven years.
Ridings faces 210 charges, including 109 counts of intentionally recording an intimate image without consent in a domestic violence context, 57 counts of being an accessory to sexual intercourse without consent, 12 counts of aggravated sexual assault involving the deprivation of liberty and 10 counts of sexual intercourse without consent.
Prosecutors will also allege that Ridings attacked one of the women and her mother at a Tumbi Umbi property on December 10, 2025, according to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail.
The documents allege that he assaulted the woman’s mother between 12.30am and 1.20am before detaining the younger woman in an attempt to gain an advantage for the purpose of having sexual intercourse.
Ridings is further accused of assaulting and intimidating the woman during a 20-minute period between 1am and 1.20am. He allegedly filmed a third woman performing a “private act” without her consent, purportedly for his own sexual gratification.
The additional allegations include two charges of recording a person engaged in a private act without consent, one charge of detaining a person to obtain an advantage, one count of common assault and another alleging assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He also faces two charges of stalking or intimidating the woman and her mother with the alleged intention of causing fear or physical harm. A separate charge accuses him of breaching an apprehended domestic violence order in February.
Christopher Ridings, 39, of Tumbi Umbi on the NSW Central Coast, was arrested after police allegedly discovered 2.5 million images documenting the sexual and physical abuse of three women
Police have also charged Marcus Roy John, 41, (pictured) with multiple alleged rapes as part of the investigation into Ridings
The alleged attack is understood to have taken place only hours before Ridings was arrested.
The new charges follow earlier allegations that Ridings gave the women poison with the intention of causing injury or distress, sexually assaulted them in the presence of other people and sexually assaulted someone under 16.
Ridings remains in custody, with the case scheduled to return to Wyong Local Court on December 8.
NSW Police confirmed earlier this month that a second man had been charged with multiple alleged rapes linked to the investigation.
Marcus Roy John, 41, was arrested at a Kanwal home on the Central Coast on October 12 and charged with three counts of sexual intercourse without consent.
Court documents seen by The Daily Mail allege that John raped one of the women in Tumbi Umbi on November 22, 2024.
He is accused of returning two months later to rape the woman again on February 9, 2025, before allegedly assaulting her a third time on May 5, 2025.
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John was denied bail and is due to appear at Wyong Local Court on December 9.
Days before his arrest over an unrelated matter in December, a social media account believed to be connected to Ridings shared this image
Marcus Roy John (pictured) allegedly raped one of the women in November 2024, before allegedly attacking her again in February and May 2025
Disturbing posts were previously found on a social media account believed to be linked to Ridings and followed by his close family members.
In August last year, the account shared a black-and-white image bearing the message: ‘A woman’s lady part shouldn’t be called a P***y!!
‘It should be call a ‘Put-Cha!’ Put-Cha in your feeling, Put-Cha in jail, Put-Cha on child support, Put-Cha in all kinds of messed up situations. lol!!’
Another post reshared in early December portrayed a human skeleton saying: ‘I avoid s*** because my temper can go from zero to life in prison in two seconds.’
His mother replied to that post, warning Ridings to ‘Keep your cool’, accompanied by a kissing face emoji.
A day later, an image was reshared which said: ‘My demons will bend your demons over.’
This was the last public post.
An investigation into domestic violence allegations had led detectives to allegedly uncover the files at the house in Tumbi Umbi in December 2025.
On 120 electronic storage devices, police allege they found a ‘large amount of covertly filmed sexual content’.
Police say investigations are continuing.
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