Officers from the Tasmania Police Western Sex Crimes Unit have extradited a 21 year old Northern Tasmanian man from New South Wales to Tasmania after he failed to appear in the Burnie Magistrates Court on serious sexual offence charges.
The accused man last appeared in the Burnie Magistrates Court on 3 July 2025 where he entered a plea of not guilty to the charges of:
-Indecent assault x 2
-Assault with Indecent Intent.
The offences are alleged to have been committed on a minor in January 2023.
The alleged offender was subsequently bailed to appear at the Burnie Magistrates Court on 5 August. The man failed to appear at that hearing and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Detectives from the Western Sex Crimes Unit subsequently located the accused in New South Wales where, with assistance from New South Wales Police detectives, he was arrested and returned to Tasmania where he was presented to the Launceston Magistrates Court and remanded in custody to appear at a later date.
