Former Swansea MP and convicted paedophile, Milton Orkopoulos, has been charged with further offences, following an investigation into historic sexual assault offences in the Lake Macquarie region.
Lake Macquarie detectives attended Sydney's Long Bay Jail after an alleged victim came forward, and arrested the 62-year-old man at around about 11am on Monday June 15th.
In January 2020, detectives from Lake Macquarie Police District established Strike Force Glenwarrie to investigate allegations of historic sexual and indecent assault offences against two juvenile boys in the 1990s.
He has since been charged with 15 offences including:
- Aggravated indecent assault
– victim under the age of 16 years (x5)
- Commit act of indecency
with person under 16 years
- Aggravated indecency –
victim under 16 & under authority offender
- Aggravated sexual assault –
victim under the age of 16 years (x5)
- Cause child under 14 to
participate in child prostitution (x3)
Orkopoulous is already behind bars for violating his parole in February, after serving 11 years for 30 child sex and drug offences.
He was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court via video link on Tuesday 16 June.
Investigations under Strike Force Glenwarrie are continuing.
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