Officers from Tasmania Police's Family and Sex Crime Division (Western) have today extradited a 20-year-old man from Victoria for offences allegedly committed in Tasmania in 2022.
The man was arrested on Monday by Victoria Police on a warrant of arrest for two counts of rape and one count of indecent assault.
He was remanded in custody for extradition to Tasmania and will appear in the Launceston Youth Justice Court tomorrow, as he was a youth at the time of the alleged offending.
Tasmania Police strongly encourages anyone with information about any form of sexual abuse to come forward and report it.
People can report sexual harm directly to police on 131 444, or by visiting a police station. You can also report anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or crimestopperstas.com.au.
Support for victim survivors is available through specialist service providers based within Arch, and people have the choice of reporting to Tasmania Police. For more information go to https://arch.tas.gov.au/
