Four men and a teenage boy have been arrested in Sydney’s west in relation to the alleged sexual assault in company of a 16-year-old girl at a party earlier this year, NSW Police said.
In May, police seized a go-pro camera as part of a police operation targeting graffiti offences and found a video depicting multiple sexual assaults of a teenage girl by a number of male offenders.
Police will allege up to eight males were in the room at the time of the assaults, with a number of them sexually assaulting the girl.
The matter was referred to State Crime Command’s Child Abuse Squad and detectives were able to determine the assaults took place at a party in St Clair, in western Sydney, in May this year.
The incident had not been reported to police but the teenage girl has since been identified and spoken to.
Yesterday (Wednesday 14 October 2015), police arrested four men and one teenager, all of whom have been charged in relation to the sexual assaults.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested at a home on Discovery Avenue, Willmot, and taken to Mt Druitt Police Station where he was charged with:
- Aggravated sexual assault in company x 2;
- Attempted aggravated sexual assault;
- Aggravated indecent assault x 2; and,
- Resist police.
He has been bail-refused to appear at a children’s court today (Thursday 15 October 2015).
A 24-year-old man was arrested at Penrith Police Station and charged with:
- Aggravated sexual assault in company x 3.
He has been refused bail to appear at Penrith Local Court today.
Another 24-year-old man was arrested at Mt Druitt Police Station and charged with:
- Aggravated sexual assault in company; and,
- Filming a person engaged in a private act.
He too has been refused bail and is scheduled to appear in Mt Druitt Local Court today.
A 23-year-old man was arrested at Penrith Police Station and charged with:
- Aggravated sexual assault in company; and,
- Aggravated Indecent Assault.
Bail refused, he is due before Penrith Local Court today.
A 25-year-old man was arrested at St Marys Police Station and charged with conceal serious indictable offence.
He is also bail-refused to appear before Penrith Local Court today.
Police are encouraging any victim of sexual assault to report the matter to police so it can be fully investigated and victims can be referred to counselling and support services.
