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MAN ON TRAIN TO NEWCASTLE CHARGED WITH SEXUAL TOUCHING OFFENCES

A man has been charged with sexual touching offences, after several separate incidents on public transport across the Sydney network yesterday.

About 11am, a 17-year-old girl was exiting a train at Central Railway Station when the man allegedly sexually touched her.

The girl managed to get away from him, and reported the issue to railway staff, who contacted police.

The man boarded another train, bound for Newcastle, and allegedly approached a 21-year-old woman about 11.20am, making her feel uncomfortable.

She moved away to a nearby carriage, before the man exited the train at Epping Railway Station.

The woman remained on the train and reported the incident to police at Gosford Railway Station.

Just after midday, he was involved in two other separate incidents, where he allegedly pushed two 17-year-old girls into restrooms at Macquarie University Metro Railway Station.

Officers attached to Ryde Police Area Command arrested the man on the platform of Macquarie University Metro Station and took him to Ryde Police Station.

The 26-year-old Koonawarra man was charged with a string of offences, and will appear at Hornsby Local Court today.

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Lauren Kempe

Lauren Kempe is a reporter, producer and weather presenter for NBN News in Newcastle. Lauren grew up in the Hunter, and completed a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle.

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