A 75-year-old man will appear in court today charged over the alleged historic sexual assault of a girl in the NSW Hunter region.
In May 2023, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad commenced Strike Force Larow after allegations a girl had been sexually and indecently assaulted by a man known to her on a number of occasions between 2010 and 2015.
Following extensive investigations, detectives attended a rural property in Fernances Crossing – 45km south-west of Cessnock – about 11am yesterday, where they arrested a 75-year-old man.
He was taken to Cessnock Police Station and charged with 21 offences, including,
- Have sexual intercourse with person – older than 10 and younger than 14 years (12 counts)
- Indecent assault person under 16 years of age (4 counts)
- Sexual intercourse with person under the age of 10 years (2 counts)
- Commit act of indecency with victim under 10 years
- Commit act of indecency with person under 16 years; and
- Use child under 14 years to make child abuse material.
He was refused bail to appear at Cessnock Local Court today.
