Nathan Raymond Caldow extradited from WA over alleged Goulburn attacks
A man allegedly behind a violent sexual attack on a teenage woman in Goulburn has been extradited from Western Australia.
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A man allegedly behind a violent sexual attack on a teenage woman in Goulburn has been extradited from Western Australia.
Nathan Raymond Caldow left NSW last week amid a wide scale police search following the physical and sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman in Goulburn on April 14.
Officers from Western Australia Police Force’s Rapid Apprehension Squad arrested Caldow at a hotel in Fremantle around 10.30pm Sunday.
NSW Police Sex Crimes Squad detectives escorted the 41-year-old on a flight from Perth to Sydney on Wednesday night.
Caldow was taken to Mascot Police Station and charged with eight offences, including two counts of aggravated robbery and inflict actual bodily harm, sexually touch another person without consent, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm and one count each of inflict actual bodily harm with intent to have sexual intercourse with victim and choke person intend to commit indictable offence.
Police allege a woman was walking north along Bourke St, Goulburn, when she was approached by Caldow about 11pm, April 14.
When at the intersection of Addison and Bourke sts, a man allegedly grabbed the woman and punched her several times to the face, before she lost consciousness.
The woman regained consciousness and flagged down a passing motorist for assistance, who took her to Goulburn Police Station to make a report.
The woman suffered facial injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.
As part of investigations, Strike Force Noobillia detectives began inquiries into another physical assault which occurred on nearby Blackshaw Rd the week prior.
An 18-year-old woman was walking along Blackshaw Rd when she was approached and punched in the face about 10.30pm.
No charges have been laid in relation to that incident.
She managed to break free and ran towards Park Rd and was later taken to hospital for treatment for facial injuries.
It’s been revealed Caldow is a father of five children; three sons, aged 16, 15 and 10, and two daughters, aged 22 and 14.
It’s understood he works odd jobs around Goulburn as a handyman.
He was refused bail to appear at Downing Centre Local Court today.
Investigations under Strike Force Noobillia are ongoing.
DAD ARRESTED OVER ALLEGED TERRIFYING SEX ATTACKS
The man arrested over two alleged sexual assaults on teenage girls in Goulburn is a father-of-three with a lengthy criminal history.
Nathan Raymond Caldow, 41, travelled to Western Australia in the days after NSW Police released a CCTV image of a man they wanted to speak to about the shocking attacks.
WA Police Rapid Apprehension Squad officers found Caldow, a part-time auto electrician, staying at a hotel in Fremantle on Sunday night, and arrested him.
He was taken to the Perth Watch House, and is expected to be extradited to NSW by the end of this week where he will be charged.
Police began looking at possible links in violent attacks on women in the country town when a 19-year-old woman was punched in the face and knocked unconscious while walking along Bourke St on April 14.
While the woman was unconscious, police allege a man sexually assaulted her.
She later managed to flag down a passing car who took her to hospital for help.
Police said the attack had the hallmarks of another assault on an 18-year-old woman on April 5, who was walking along when an unknown man repeatedly punched her in the face.
The teenager managed to fight off her attacker, but required surgery to her face for multiple injuries.
Relatives of Caldow said they were estranged from him when contacted by The Daily Telegraph.
Caldow is a father-of-six who has a lengthy criminal history including convictions for drunk, negligent and dangerous driving.
In July 2021, Caldow pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit by more than 45 km/hr, causing a police pursuit by failing to stop, and driving a motor vehicle while disqualified.
The court heard at the time that Caldow was driving his blue Holden Commodore through Goulburn at 11.30pm on April 30 when police attempted to stop him.
Instead of stopping, the court heard Caldow did a U-turn in front of the cops and sped away.
He was then doing 118km/h in a 60km/h residential zone with no headlights on as he sped away.
Caldow was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment with a non-parole period of nine months. He was also disqualified from driving until 2028.
In 2015, Caldow pleaded guilty to mid-range drink driving, operating a motor vehicle without a licence and leading police on a high-speed pursuit.
Goulburn Local Court heard he was clocked in the early hours of New Year’s Day travelling at speeds in excess of 100km/h in residential streets, and recorded a blood alcohol reading three times the legal limit.
Magistrate Geraldine Beattie said he had an appalling driving record, as well as convictions for destroying property, failing to comply with good behaviour bond and robbery.
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