Detectives have charged a man following an investigation into the alleged historic sexual assaults of a number of children in the Sutherland Shire area in the 1990's.
In July 2023, detectives attached to South Coast Police District began investigating after receiving a report of multiple incidents of sexual assault.
Following investigations, detectives arrested an 80-year-old man at Menai about 8:30am today, Tuesday 21 January 2025.
The man was charged with 18 offences in total including the substantive offences of multiple sexual assault indecent act with person < 16 years and multiple sexual intercourse with person between 10 & under 16 years.
The man was refused bail refused to appear before Sutherland Local Court tomorrow, Wednesday 22 January 2025.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
