Child Abuse Squad detectives have charged a 49-year-old man as a result of their investigation into a reported historical child sexual abuse incident.
It is alleged in 2001 the man sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl. It is further alleged at the time of the offence the man was a teacher at a school in the Mid-West Gascoyne District and the victim was a student at the same school.
The 49-year-old man from Doubleview has been charged with:-
• Three counts of Sexually Penetrated a Child of or over 13 and under 16 years; and
• One count of Indecently Deals with a Child over 13 and under 16 years.
He is due to appear before the Perth Magistrates Court today, 2 November 2020.
If you are or have been a victim of sexual abuse, or if you have information about someone being abused, please contact police on 131 444.
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