Child Abuse Squad detectives have charged a man after a child was allegedly assaulted in Westmead.
On Sunday, February 22, officers attached to Cumberland Police Area Command commenced an investigation following reports a 16-year-old boy was reported missing from Westmead.
Following inquiries by police, the 16-year-old was located at a school in Plumpton, on Monday, February 23.
Further inquiries made by officers revealed that the teenager was approached by an unknown man at Westmead Railway Station, about 8.40pm on Sunday, February 22.
It is believed the boy and the man left the railway station about 9:20pm on a bus and travelled together to the Mount Druitt area, where the teen was allegedly assaulted before being located the next day.
The incident was referred to detectives attached to State Crime Command’s Child Abuse Squad who commenced an investigation.
Following extensive inquiries, about 5pm yesterday (Wednesday, February 25) detectives from Auburn Police Area Command arrested a 50-year-old man in Silverwater.
He was taken to Burwood Police Station and charged with take person ‘intend commit serious indictable offence’ and ‘aggravated – sexually touch another person’.
The 50-year-old man was refused bail to appear at Burwood Local Court today.
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