Man Charged in Historical Assault at Esperance Beach

Following a joint investigation by detectives from the Sex Assault Squad and Esperance Detectives, a 29-year-old man has been charged in relation to a sexual assault incident that allegedly occurred in 2023.

Detectives will allege the man sexually assaulted a female backpacker, who was not known to him, between Saturday 30 December 2023 and Sunday 31 December 2023, at the Twilight Beach car park in Esperance.

The 29-year-old Esperance man has been charged with:

• Sexual Penetration without Consent

He is due to appear before the Kalgoorlie Magistrates Court on 9 June 2026.

Although this is a historical matter, WA Police Force remains committed to pursuing all available avenues to hold offenders accountable and support victim-survivors, regardless of how much time has passed.

If you are a victim-survivor of sexual abuse, or have information about someone being harmed, please contact police on 131 444 or report information anonymously via the Safe2Say online reporting platform: wa-police-force-sex-crime.safe2say.com.au/report

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