A man will face court today after being charged by Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad over the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl on the Central Coast.
Last month, detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad commenced an investigation after receiving reports a teenage girl had been sexually assaulted earlier this year by a man known to her.
Following investigations, detectives made numerous attempts to locate the man, without success.
Just after 3pm yesterday (Thursday 15 November 2018), officers from Gosford Target Action Group arrested a 21-year-old man at a home at Woy Woy.
He was taken to Gosford Police Station, where he was met by detectives and charged with two counts of have sexual intercourse with person aged 14-16.
Police will allege in court the man had sex with the 14-year-old girl on a number of occasions at a home at Umina Beach in May 2018.
The man has been refused bail to appear at Gosford Local Court today (Friday 16 November 2018).