A 75-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the alleged historic sexual assault of a girl in the Hunter region.
A Strike Force was created in May 2023 after allegations a girl had been sexually and indecently assaulted by a man known to her on a number of occasions between 2010 and 2015.
Following extensive investigations, detectives attended a rural property in Fernances Crossing, 45km south-west of Cessnock around 11am yesterday where they arrested a 75-year-old man.
He was taken to Cessnock Police Station and charged with 21 offences, including: sexual intercourse with person – older than 10 and younger than 14 years.
He was refused bail to appear at Cessnock Local Court today.
Investigations under are ongoing.
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