
A man charged over the gang rape of two girls in a Brisbane park has been refused bail.
The 19-year-old is one of four men charged with offences relating to the alleged repeated rapes of two girls in December.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, unsuccessfully applied for bail in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday.
He faces 40 charges, including 16 counts of rape.
Police allege two 15-year-old girls were drugged after meeting a group of men at a park in Calamvale, south of Brisbane, on December 28.
More people will be charged in the coming days, Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll earlier told reporters.
A number of the men allegedly "got to know" the two girls, and the incident evolved from that, she said.
"This is an absolutely sickening incident, and something those young girls will have to live with for the rest of their lives," she added.
Another three men - aged between 19 and 22 - have also been charged with about 40 offences each.
One faced court on Saturday and the other two were due to front Richlands Magistrates Court on Monday.
The charges include rape, indecent treatment of a child under 16, stupefying to commit indictable offence, taking a child for immoral purposes and assault with intent to commit rape.