A man has been charged with alleged indecent assault upon a then three-year-old girl in the Hunter region during the 1960s, NSW Police say.
In 2017, officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command received a referral from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
As a result, detectives launched an investigation into allegations of indecent assault.
About 9am yesterday (Tuesday 30 January 2018), detectives arrested a 69-year-old man at Maitland Police Station.
He was charged with three counts of assault female and commit act of indecency age <16 yrs.
The man was granted conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Thursday 15 March 2018.
If any member of the public has information, they should contact Crime Stoppers.
