Sex Crimes Squad detectives have charged a man over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in the Newcastle area earlier this month.
On Friday 15 August 2025, police received a report of an alleged sexual assault in the Newcastle area.
Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District arrived and were told a 14-year-old girl had been approached by an unknown man about 1.30am that day, while she was waiting at Hamilton Train Station.
Police were further told the man followed the girl as she left the station before allegedly sexually assaulting her on Fern Street, Islington.
The girl was taken to hospital for assessment and detectives attached to State Crime Command's Sex Crimes Squad commenced Strike Force Keyneton to investigate the incident.
About 7am yesterday (Monday 25 August 2025), strike force detectives – with assistance from State Crime Command's Raptor Squad – executed a search warrant at a home on Campden Street, Thornton.
During the search, strike force detectives located and seized clothing, a backpack and an electronic device.
Following the search, a 37-year-old man was arrested at the scene before being taken to Maitland Police Station.
He was charged with have sexual intercourse with child between 14 and 16 years old and fail to comply with digital evidence access order direction.
The man was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Local Court 2 today (Tuesday 26 August 2025).
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