BY DAKOTA TAIT
A Marks Point man's been by charged by police in Lake Macquarie after an investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of young children in the State's north.
Detectives from Lake Macquarie Police District established Strike Force Friar last March, to investigate multiple reports of child sexual abuse that occurred between 1993 and 2020.
The 64-year-old was arrested in Swansea on Monday morning by investigators working with the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad.
He's been charged with 26 offences.
- Indecent assault with victim under the age of 10 (13 counts)
- Indecent assault person under 16 years of age
- Sexual intercourse with person under the age of 10 (three counts)
- Aggravated indecent assault – victim under the age of 16 (three counts)
- Commit act of indecency with person under 16 years (two counts)
- Commit act of indecency with person under 10 years
- Sexually touch another person without consent, and
- Carry out sexual act with another without consent (two counts)
Police allege he abused seven children in the Lake Macquarie and Narrabri areas, who were known to him.
He was refused bail, and will appear before Belmont Local Court again in February.
