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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n A former contestant on My Kitchen Rules has had rape and other historical abuse charges dropped, and has been released into the community after pleading guilty to cruelty to children.<\/p>\n Claudean Uamaki-Mu was facing several charges, including 12 counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault, and assaults occasioning bodily harm. But she was discharged of those counts.<\/p>\n She instead pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty to children under 16.<\/p>\n Chief Judge Brian Devereaux described Uamaki-Mu\u2019s offending as appalling during her sentencing in the District Court.<\/p>\n Uamaki-Mu appeared alongside her partner, Anthony Mu, on the popular cooking reality show aired on Channel 7 in 2023.<\/p>\n The Queensland couple were promoted on the network as a \u201cfiery Italian and a super-chill Samoan with hearts of gold\u201d when they appeared on the show.<\/p>\n Their identities were suppressed by a non-publication order in the earlier stages of their court proceedings, until it was lifted last year.<\/p>\n Supporters, including Mu, filled the public gallery. The two complainants also sat in the court, and were emotional at times.<\/p>\n One of the complainants read her victim statement to the court, detailing how she suffered from flashbacks, severe panic attacks and chronic insomnia.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce I was in consistent therapy, I was diagnosed with complex post-traumatic stress disorder \u2026 the symptoms of my diagnosis prevent me from working,\u201d she said through tears.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is because every day of my life I experience flashbacks and intrusive memories of the harm that occurred.<\/p>\n \u201cI live in a constant state of always feeling on edge and watching for danger.\u201d<\/p>\n Crown Prosecutor Luke Smoothy read a victim impact statement from the other complainant. She detailed how the offending had reached every aspect of her life.<\/p>\n She said she had developed an eating disorder, and became dependent on alcohol to escape anxiety.<\/p>\n Barrister Simon Lewis, representing Uamaki-Mu, said the case was not one where his client presented as a danger to the community.<\/p>\n He listed several jobs where Uamaki-Mu had worked, including as a carer for disadvantaged children, school chaplain, and volunteer chaplain at Brisbane Women\u2019s Correctional Centre.<\/p>\n He submitted his client should receive up to two years\u2019 imprisonment, but would be suspended, meaning she would not face any actual time in custody.<\/p>\n The court heard Uamaki-Mu previously pleaded guilty to six counts of historical common assault.<\/p>\n In sentencing, Chief Judge Brian Devereaux described the offending as criminal.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat\u2019s appalling is that you treated them the way you did. It\u2019s criminal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The court heard Uamaki-Mu\u2019s childhood was marked by violence, and she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n Devereaux said psychology reports showed Uamaki-Mu had appeared to genuinely show remorse.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no escaping that you have left a trail of misery for [the complainants],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Devereaux sentenced Uamaki-Mu to two years\u2019 imprisonment, to be released immediately on parole.<\/p>\n Mu, who was charged with several offences including assault occasioning bodily harm and common assault, was found not guilty earlier this year.<\/p>\n The allegations against Mu included that he dragged a complainant down a hallway and choked her. Mu\u2019s sentencing magistrate found there were several differences in the versions of events that were presented by complainants and witnesses before the court.<\/p>\n Outside court after Uamaki-Mu\u2019s sentencing, Mu told reporters \u201cit\u2019s all lies and bullshit\u201d.<\/p>\n Hetty Johnston, who spoke on behalf of the complainants, said they were happy with the outcome.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re just really proud of them and their strength and courage to come forward,\u201d she said outside court.<\/p>\n \u201cToday\u2019s the first day of the rest of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"Former](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ff49e5d0a0e864fb8c723dc6321777fe5bf5c58e.jpeg\")
Former My Kitchen Rules contestants Anthony Mu and Claudean Uamaki-Mu leave Brisbane Supreme Court on August 31, 2026.Cloe Read<\/p>\n![\"Claudean](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4f27991fdf393ef602cf26d5f10553e30505f0a42b8d23cd78786b19fc8a5bab.jpeg\")
Claudean Uamaki Mu and Anthony Mu were contestants on cooking show My Kitchen Rules.<\/p>\n![\"Husband](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9fff6dc9f5e8d94d208e358cc2d52bea97eadabcb58cff81c21f49d6dbdfe070.jpeg\")
Husband and wife Claudean Uamaki-Mu and Anthony Mu were contestants on Channel Seven\u2019s My Kitchen Rules.<\/p>\n![\"Cloe](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788312750_394_63969d041ab3e8b95716f2891ac29aa30b718b6a4b95c1da7abad8d66abff796.png\")
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