Daycare worker arrested for allegedly sexually touching young child

Police have arrested and charged a 34-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing a young child in a Sydney daycare centre.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexually touching a young child at a daycare centre. Picture NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard.

A 34-year-old daycare worker has been arrested for allegedly sexually touching a child at a Sydney daycare centre.

Detectives received a report that a child under 10 years old had been sexually abused at a daycare centre in Western Sydney in September.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexually touching a young child at a daycare centre. Picture NCA Newswire/ Gaye Gerard.

Following an extensive investigation by the Child Abuse Squad, detectives located a 34-year-old man in a warehouse in Kemps Creek at 12.45pm on Thursday.

He was taken to a police station in Penrith, where he was charged with intentionally sexually touching a child under 10 and common assault.

The man has been refused bail and is expected to appear before Penrith Local Court on Friday.

Originally published as Daycare worker arrested for allegedly sexually touching young child