The 54-year-old man faced Goulburn Local Court on Wednesday. Photo: John Thistleton.
CONTENT WARNING: This article refers to alleged child abuse.
Police arrested a man in NSW’s Southern Tablelands and handed him more than 70 charges over the alleged abuse of eight children on the state’s northern coast during a 10-year period.
Sex Crimes Squad detectives had been investigating the alleged historic sexual assaults of a number of children in the Coffs Harbour area, a NSW Police spokesperson said on Wednesday (16 October).
Strike Force Durrumbul was established in November 2023 to focus on the allegations.
On Tuesday (15 October), strike force detectives were helped by Corrective Services NSW when they arrested a man, a 54-year-old from the Penrith City region, at Goulburn police station.
He was charged with 76 alleged historical child sex and physical violence offences, which police will contend occurred against eight children in Coffs Harbour between 1998 and 2008.
The man was refused bail to appear before Goulburn Local Court on Wednesday, where Magistrate Geraldine Beattie did not change his bail refused status.
The matter was adjourned for a mention in Coffs Harbour Local Court on 11 December.
The man’s charges include 32 counts of indecent assault against a person under 10, 24 counts of sexual intercourse with a person under 10, 11 counts of committing an act of indecency on a person under 10, five counts of assault and two counts of stalking.
“Investigations under Strike Force Durrumbul continue,” the police spokesperson said.
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