Man charged over alleged sexual assault of 14-year-old in Sydney reserve
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.
In short
- 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.
Explained simply
Echo Point is an area on Sydney’s North Shore, near Roseville Bridge. The alleged offences are said to have taken place at a nearby reserve between November and December 2023, when the boy was 14.
In New South Wales, sexual activity with a child under 16 is a criminal offence. The case involves the accused man, the teenage boy and the police investigating the allegations; the charges remain allegations and have not been proven in court.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Boy, 14, allegedly raped by elderly man at a park in Sydney’s North Shore”.