A 59-year-old man from Beresfield is due face court in October accused of sexually abusing a young girl on several occasions last year.
Detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad launched an investigation last month following reports a young girl had been sexually abused by a man known to her.
He was arrested on Thursday and charged with three counts of have sexual intercourse with a child (between 10 and 14 years), intentionally do sexual act with child (between 10 and 16 years) and two counts of intentionally sexually touch child (between 10 and 16 years).
Police will allege in court that the man sexually assaulted the girl - who was aged between 11 and 12 at the time - on multiple occasions last year.
He was refused bail and faced Raymond Terrace Local Court on Thursday, where he was formally refused bail to face Maitland Local Court on Wednesday 28 October, 2020.
