Venkatesha Kodandappa is facing eight charges of rape and indecent assault over allegations that he raped a client at his office in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong in January.
He appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court for a committal hearing today where he pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape and four counts of indecent assault, the AAP news agency reported.
The astrologer was committed to stand trial on charges of raping the woman after diagnosing her with a "black magic curse".
A police summary stated she refused his offer on two occasions before the alleged rape, according to an ABC News report.
The court heard he later told her it was part of a prayer ceremony and he did it to clear her sins.
Kodandappa will stand trial in the County Court.
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