Man extradited from Mt Gambier for historical sex offences

Sano Taskforce detectives have extradited a 73-year-old man following an investigation into alleged historical sexual offences in central Victoria in the early 1990s, Victoria Police say.

The Mt Gambier man was yesterday charged with 15 offences including sexual penetration of a person under 16 and indecent assault.

He appeared at Mt Gambier Magistrates’ Court yesterday and was extradited to Victoria where he was remanded in custody.

He will appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

The charges relate to the alleged sexual assault of a then 14-year-old boy in Seymour between 1993 and 1997.

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