By Laine Clark in Brisbane

A REQUEST by a high-profile man accused of rape to access months of data from his alleged victim’s mobile phone is still being considered.

The latest in a string of committal mentions took place in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Wednesday to determine if there was enough evidence to proceed to trial.

The high-profile man, who is on bail and cannot be named for legal reasons, faces two charges of raping a woman in October 2021.

Prosecutors had previously agreed to multiple adjournments in line with the accused’s request for a forensic medical report and a download of data from the complainant’s phone.

The medical support had now been supplied, but prosecutor Sarah Dreghorn told the court the parties were still negotiating over mobile phone data access.

The court previously heard the defence had requested data for the six months prior to the event’s date.

Ms Dreghorn said on Wednesday they had received the defence’s request two weeks ago for “parts of the complainant’s phone download”.

“My principal replied… asking for an articulation why the material is disclosable,” she said.

They received the defence’s submission on why they needed the phone data last week, she said.

Ms Dreghorn said the request was still being considered by her office but they should have a response for the defence “within a week”.

The man’s solicitor Rowan King said of the phone data access at the last mention: “Ultimately, those communications appear quite important to the defence’s case.”

Mr King has previously requested access to material from the complainant’s phone obtained via the forensic system used by police to extract and analyse the contents of digital devices.

Magistrate Louise Shephard has adjourned the matter until August 23.

The man – who remains on bail – was not required to appear.