Police appeal for witnesses in alleged Mooloolaba sexual assault

A young man has been charged with allegedly pushing a teenage girl into the ocean at a popular Sunshine Coast beach late one night and raping her.

A young Townsville man has been charged and will face court after he allegedly pushed a teenage girl into the ocean on the Sunshine Coast late one night and raped her. Picture: supplied.

A young Townsville man has been charged and will face court after he allegedly pushed a teenage girl into the ocean on the Sunshine Coast late one night and raped her.

Detectives from the Maroochydore Child Protection and Investigation Unit are pleading for public assistance in relation to the alleged incident on November 30, last year.

Police allege a 23-year-old Townsville man was at Mooloolaba Beach with a teenage girl between 10.30pm November 30 and 1am, December 1, when he sexually assaulted her and pushed her into the ocean.

The man was charged with one count of rape and contravening an order about information necessary to access information stored electronically.

He is due to reappear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on February 24.

Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident or approached the man and teenager at the time to come forward.

If someone has experienced sexual assault, it is not their fault and they are not alone.

There are multiple ways to report what has happened depending on the situation.

If there’s an immediate danger, call triple-0 (000).

Originally published as Police appeal for witnesses in alleged Mooloolaba sexual assault