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Man in his 40s charged with raping 14-year-old girl

A man in his 40s has been charged by police, accused of raping a young teenage girl in Redland Bay.

A man has been charged with raping a young teenage girl more than half his age in Redland Bay earlier this week.

Officers from the Wynnum Child Protection and Investigation Unit on Saturday charged a 41-year-old Macleay Island man with raping a 14-year-old girl.

It will be alleged that the man and his victim knew each other.

The man was also charged with the indecent treatment of a child under 16 (procure to commit), using the internet to procure a child under 16, and intentionally meeting or going to meet the child.

The man was remanded in custody to appear in the Cleveland Magistrates Court on Monday.

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