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A man has been arrested over the sexual assault of a 15yo girl on a train
A man has been arrested over the sexual assault of a 15yo girl on a train
Police have charged a man over the alleged sexual touching of a teenager on a train in Sydney’s west.
A 15-year-old girl was waiting for a train at Windsor station last Monday afternoon when she was approached by a man not known to her.
Police allege the man began to inappropriately touch the girl despite her telling him to stop.
The girl then boarded a train bound for Blacktown and the man allegedly followed, continuing to touch her.
The teen left the train at Quakers Hill station and contacted police.
A 26-year-old man was arrested at a home in Ebenezer about 7pm yesterday and later charged.
The man was granted strict conditional bail and is due to appear at Windsor Local Court on November 21.
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