A man will face Raymond Terrace court today after being extradited from Tasmania on child sex offences committed in the Hunter more than five years ago.
The State Crime Command's Child Abuse Squad started investigating reports of a man in 2013 who was allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl who was known to him in on numerous occasions between 2009 and 2012.
It was a long investigation, when extensive inquiries failed to locate the man, an arrest warrant was applied for and granted in 2016.
The 48-year-old was arrested at Georgetown Police Station in Tasmania on Tuesday and was escorted by police to Newcastle Airport yesterday.
He was refused bail and charged with five counts of sexual intercourse with a child between 10 and 14.
Investigations are continuing.
