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Man charged over alleged ‘peep and pry’ on boy, 14, at Erina Fair shopping centre

A man will face court today after an alleged “peep and pry” incident on a 14-year-old boy in the toilets of a shopping centre on the Central Coast yesterday.

The man will face court today after an alleged peep and pry incident at Erina Fair.
The man will face court today after an alleged peep and pry incident at Erina Fair.

A man will face court today after an alleged “peep and pry” incident on a 14-year-old boy in the toilets of Erina Fair yesterday.

Police will allege just after 8am a 14-year-old boy was using the toilet at the shopping centre on Terrigal Drive, Erina, when he noticed a man peering over the cubicle wall.

When the boy left the toilets, he noticed the same man nearby and recorded a video of him; the boy told his teachers when he arrived at school and police were alerted.

Officers from Brisbane Water Police District obtained the video and began an investigation.

Following inquiries, a 61-year-old man was arrested later that day at Terrigal Police Station where he was charged with observe person in private act without consent-aggravated.

He was refused bail to appear in Gosford Local Court today.

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