Detectives, investigating allegations of horrific, historical sex offences at a Penrith boys’ home, have made their first arrest, NSW Police say.
Strike Force Eckersley was established by the Nepean Police Area Command in late 2016 following a series of complaints made to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Nepean detectives are primarily focussing on the alleged abuse of children at the Daruk Training School at Berkshire Park between 1965 and 1985.
Acting on a formal complaint, officers travelled to Brisbane and, with the assistance of Queensland detectives, arrested a 67-year-old Jindalee man on Wednesday 28 February.
He was extradited to New South Wales and faced the Penrith Local Court on Friday 2 March on 19 historical charges including indecent assault on a male and buggery.
The charges relate to the alleged sexual abuse of boys, aged 12 and 13, in the late 1970’s.
The strike force continues to investigate a range of other matters.
