BY IAN CROUCH
Specialist police have arrested a man in Sydney's west accused of sexually assaulting a young girl at Woodberry.
Earlier this month, police began an investigation following a report of an alleged sexual assault of a child by a man known to her between 2022 and 2024.
Following inquiries, officers from the Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team stopped a 53-year-old man driving a heavy vehicle at Huntingwood yesterday (Thursday 25 June 2026).
He's been charged with sexual intercourse with a child under 10, driving while disqualified and breach of bail and has been refused bail to face Blacktown Local Court today.
The man is one of 17 people charged across the North West Metropolitan police region as part of Operation Surge targeting wanted offenders with a history of domestic violence.
Police Minister Yasmin Catley said domestic violence was a serious crime, and alleged perpetrators should know police were coming.
"This operation was about targeting the worst offenders - those wanted on warrants, breaching orders, ignoring bail and putting victims at risk," she said.
Yasmin Catley said the government will continue to support the efforts of police in bringing alleged perpetrators to justice.
"There is no excuse, no hiding place and no tolerance for this violence. We will keep backing NSW Police to track offenders down, put them before the courts and protect victim-survivors," she said.
