Man charged over alleged rape of boy at Sydney reserve

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 02:20 · Archive

A 70-year-old man has been charged over the alleged rape of a 14-year-old boy at Echo Point Park in Sydney's north in 2023. The man and teenager were not known to each other. Heavily-armed tactical police raided a home in the affluent Sydney suburb of Killara on Thursday, seizing several electronic devices for forensic examination. The man was led out by detectives and several brown evidence bags were carried from the property.

Police have been investigating the alleged sexual assault since December 2025, approximately two years after the alleged assault occurred. At the time of the alleged attack, the man was 68 years old.

The man has been charged with having sexual intercourse with a child between 14 and 16, sexually touching a child between 10 and 16, and inciting a child aged between 10 and 16 to perform a sexual act. He was refused bail and will appear before Hornsby Local Court, remaining behind bars until 4 November.

How it is being reported

• Charges after boy, 14, allegedly raped by 70-year-oldHeavily-armed tactical police have raided the home of a 70-year-old man who has been charged with the alleged rape of a teenager in a popular reserve.The West Australian · 23 Oct, 01:43
• Charges after boy, 14, allegedly raped by 70-year-oldHeavily-armed tactical police have raided the home of a 70-year-old man who has been charged with the alleged rape of a teenager in a popular reserve.Perth Now · 23 Oct, 01:43

In this story: Echo Point Park · Sydney · Killara · Hornsby Local Court

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