Police charge man over sexual acts on public transport - Operation Artemis

Police attached to Operation Artemis have charged a man after alleged sexual offences were reported to police on two separate occasions earlier this year.

It will be alleged a man performed sexual acts in front of passengers on two occasions; the first incident being about 5pm on Thursday 25 April 2019 on a Hornsby to Strathfield service, and the second about 2.30pm on Saturday 22 June 2019 on a Wyee to Fassifern service.

Following inquiries, police from the Police Transport Command North/Central, arrested a 53-year-old man at a home in Glebe about 12pm yesterday (Tuesday 23 July 2019).

He was taken to Newtown Police Station and charged with two counts of committing sexual act without consent.

The man was refused bail, to appear before Newtown Local Court today (Wednesday 24 July 2019).

Operation Artemis is an ongoing operation targeting sexual offences on the public transport network.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.

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