# Man charged over alleged sexual assault of 14-year-old in Sydney reserve

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/boy-14-allegedly-raped-by-elderly-man-at-a-park-in-sydneys-north-shore/
- Published: 2026-10-23T07:08:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:33:50+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16232207/Boy-14-allegedly-raped-sydney-north-shore-echo-point.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A 70-year-old man faces three charges over alleged offences against a boy.
- Police say the alleged assault happened in late 2023.
- Digital devices were seized; bail was refused.

## Summary

A 70-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage boy at a reserve in Echo Point, near Roseville Bridge on Sydney’s North Shore. Police say the alleged offences took place between November and December 2023, when the boy was 14.

Tactical police arrested the man at his Killara home on Thursday and seized digital devices for forensic examination. He faces three charges relating to sexual activity with children aged under 16 and was refused bail at Hornsby Local Court. The allegations have not been proven.

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