A former student teacher has been charged following an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a young girl in the state’s Mid North Coast.
In June this year, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad commenced an investigation following reports a 14-year-old girl had been sexually assaulted by a man who was known to her.
Following extensive inquiries, detectives arrested a 27-year-old man at a home at Port Macquarie about 8.15am last Friday (4 September 2020).
The man, who is a former student teacher, was taken to Port Macquarie Police Station and charged with two counts of have sexual intercourse with person (between 14 and 16 years).
Police will allege in court that the man met the child at a school in the state’s Mid North Coast two years ago, before communicating with her through a social media application.
It will be further alleged the man sent sexually explicit material to the girl, and sexually assaulted her on two occasions between July 2018 and June 2019.
The man appeared at Port Macquarie Bail Court on Saturday (5 September 2020), where he was granted strict conditional bail to reappear at the same court on Thursday 5 November 2020.
Investigations are continuing.
The Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad is comprised of detectives who are specially trained to investigate matters against children and adults, including sexual assault, serious physical abuse, and extreme cases of neglect.
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