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Man, 87, charged with historic child sex assaults

Victorian detectives have charged an 87-year-old with the alleged sexual assault of two boys dating back to 1981.

Investigators from the Sexual Crimes Squad yesterday charged the man as part of an investigation into a number of alleged historical sexual assaults, Victoria Police said in a statement today.

“The 87-year-old man has been charged with a number of sexual offences including sexual penetration of a person aged between 10-16 and indecent assault,” Police said.

“The 24 charges relate to alleged incidents involving two male victims in Mortlake in 1981 and 1982.”

The man will appear at Warrnambool Magistrates’ Court on March 24.

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