Central Coast drug probe leads to police unearthing years of alleged horrific child sex abuse

What began as a drug supply investigation quickly took a horrifying turn as police allegedly discovered something much more sinister.

Six people, including a couple and four male teenagers, have been charged with a string of offences over the alleged ongoing sexual abuse of a teenage boy on the Central Coast.

Police launched an investigation last month into the alleged supply of drugs, mainly ice and MDMA, in the region.

Officers searched a home in Narara on February 26 and arrested a 47-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy before seizing swords, knives, knuckle dusters, an electronic stun device, mobile phones, ice, MDMA, cannabis and cash.

The pair were charged with drug and weapon offences and remain before the courts.

The arrests prompted detectives to launch an investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a teenage boy over a four-year period between 2016 and last year.

Some of the weapons seized from the home. Picture: NSW police

Cash was also seized. Picture: NSW police

A 48-year-old man, the 47-year-old woman’s partner, was arrested at Gosford police station later that day.

He was charged with a string of offences, including assault, producing child abuse material, intentionally committing a sexual act on a child (domestic violence).

The 47-year-old woman was also charged with a dozen offences, including aggravated assault, having sex with a child and supplying drugs to a person younger than 16.

Police will allege the couple sexually abused the boy, who was known to them, on several occasions over that four-year period.

They have both been refused bail and will appear in Gosford Local Court in May.

The investigation took another turn when police started investigating the alleged kidnapping and assault of the 16-year-old boy on February 11.

Six people have been arrested. Picture: NSW police

The teenager was allegedly abused over a four-year period. Picture: NSW police

Investigations led to the arrest of a 17-year old boy at a Narara home on Wednesday – the same teenager who was at the home during the raids last month.

Three other teenagers, aged 17, 18 and 19, were arrested on Thursday morning at properties in Narara and San Remo.

Both 17-year-olds and the 18-year-old have been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and kidnap in company with intent to commit a serious indictable offence occasioning actual bodily harm.

One of the 17-year-olds was refused bail and appeared at a children’s court on Thursday.

The other 17-year-old and the 18-year-old have been refused bail and will appear in a children’s court on Friday.

The 19-year-old man was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and drug possession. He appeared in court on Thursday and was formally refused bail to reappear in May.

All six are before the courts. Picture: NSW police

Victims of child sex abuse have been urged to come forward. Picture: NSW police

The 48-year-old man was also charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and kidnapping in company with intent to commit serious indictable offence occasioning actual bodily harm.

Police will allege the five men took the 16-year-old to a Narara home and assaulted him for a period of time.

Detective Superintendent Brett Greentree applauded the work of the strike force.

“What began as a drug supply investigation very quickly transformed as detectives continued to examine the items seized during the February search warrant,” he said.

“I am extremely proud of the exceptional work from the Brisbane Water detectives, their tenacity has resulted in two persons, who we allege posed a threat to our community’s safety, behind bars and facing very serious indictable offences.

“I would continue to encourage any person who wishes to report any incidence of sexual violence to contact police.”

Investigations under Strike Force Bloomsbury continue.