Sexual Crime Squad detectives have charged a man following the sexual assault of a teenage girl last week.
A 27-year-old Elsternwick man was arrested near his home address yesterday afternoon and subsequently interviewed by police.
He has been charged with a range of offences including attempted rape, sexual assault, assault with intent to commit a sexual offence, and false imprisonment.
The man was remanded in custody overnight and will face Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.
The charges follow an alleged incident on Sunday, 7 February on Ewing Street, Brunswick after the girl was picked up by what she believed to be a rideshare vehicle.
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