Boy, 13, charged with sexually touching women and girls in alleged e-bike rampage on popular Sydney walking trails

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with multiple alleged sexual offences following reports of women and girls being touched on walking trails in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Police say the alleged incidents involved a person approaching people and riding away on an e-bike; the case has raised concern about safety on the popular trails.

Police allege 11 incidents involving females aged 13 to 54 took place between 1 and 12 October, with an earlier alleged incident reported on 7 September. The boy faces eight counts of sexually touching another person without consent and three counts of behaving offensively near a public place. He was granted conditional bail and is due to appear in a children’s court on 4 November.