A man will appear in court today charged by detectives over the alleged sexual assault of a woman at Port Macquarie last week.
Police have been told an 18-year-old woman was on Stewart Street, Port Macquarie, about 8.30pm on Wednesday 16 August 2023, when she was approached by a man, not known to her.
Police will allege in court the man forced her into sand dunes nearby and sexually assaulted her before he left on foot.
The woman reported the incident to Port Macquarie Police a short time later.
Local officers attended and established a crime scene, with detectives attached to Mid North Coast Police District and the State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad commencing Strike Force Belsham to investigate the incident.
Following extensive inquiries, strike force detectives attended an address in Port Macquarie about 5.15pm yesterday (Wednesday 23 August 2023), where they arrested a 25-year-old man.
He was taken to Port Macquarie Police Station where he was charged with sexual intercourse without consent, and sexually touch another person without consent.
The man was refused bail to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court today (Thursday 24 August 2023).
