Boy, 13, charged with sexual offences on Sydney walking trails

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 00:07 · Archive

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with sexual offences allegedly committed against eleven females aged 13 to 54 on walking trails in Sydney's northern beaches.

A 13-year-old boy riding an ebike was arrested on Saturday evening in Sydney after a public appeal for information about sexual touching incidents on walking trails. He has been charged with three counts of behaving offensively in a public place and eight counts of sexually touching another person without consent.

Police allege that eleven separate incidents occurred against females aged between 13 and 54. The incidents are reported to have taken place between 1 and 12 October, with one earlier incident on 7 September at the intersection of Waroon Road and Carawa Road in Cromer. In each reported incident, a male allegedly approached women on walking trails, sexually touched them and then rode away on an ebike. In one incident, the offender allegedly made inappropriate sexual comments.

The investigation was launched after three separate incidents were reported on 7 and 8 October. Police released CCTV images appealing for public assistance, which led to the teenager attending Mona Vale police station at 7.30pm on Saturday evening.

How it is being reported

• Boy, 13, charged with sexually touching women and girls in alleged e-bike rampage on popular Sydney walking trailsThe boy was arrested on Saturday following a widespread public appeal for information after women were allegedly sexually touched while walking at the Narrabeen Lagoon.Daily Mail · 18 Oct, 23:48
• Ebike rider, 13, charged with sexual touching after girls and women allegedly harassed on northern beaches trailsSydney teenager charged with offensive behaviour and sexual touching without consent in relation to incidents involving females aged 13 to 54 An ebike riding 13-year-old boy has been charged with multiple sexual offences allegedly committed against women on walking trails on Sydney’s northern beaches. New South Wales police said the boy was arrested on Saturday evening after a strike force was established to investigate inappropriate comments and alleged sexual touching incidents on walking trails in the Narrabeen area in the first weeks of October. Continue reading...Guardian World · 18 Oct, 00:53

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