WA Police officer charged with multiple child sex offences against teenage girl
A WA Police officer has been charged with multiple child sex offences allegedly committed against a 13-year-old girl.
Detectives from the Sex Assault Squad have charged the 48-year-old senior constable with 17 offences, including seven counts of indecently dealing with a child, and six counts of sexually penetrating a child, of or over 13.
It will be alleged that between 2009 and 2012 the officer committed the offences against the girl, who was 13 years old at the time they started.
The man works in regional WA.
Police say he was stood down at the time they received the complaint.
The man is due to appear before the Perth Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-11/wa-police-officer-charged-with-multiple-child-sex-offences/102586518