Man charged over alleged indecent assault of child inside shopping centre
Police have arrested and charged a man who allegedly indecently assaulted a child under 16 in a shopping centre.
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POLICE have arrested and charged a 26-year-old man who allegedly indecently assaulted a child under the age of 16 in a shopping centre over the weekend.
Around 11am Saturday, police say they received a report that a female youth has been indecently assaulted by a man inside the shopping centre in the Alice Springs CBD.
Investigations by police lead to the identification of a man, who was located and arrested by police later that afternoon.
The man was charged with one count of aggravated assault – indecent assault – child under 16 years, and was remanded in custody to appear before the Alice Springs Local Court on Monday.
Originally published as Man charged over alleged indecent assault of child inside shopping centre
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