NSW:Man charged over child abduction

AAP General News (Australia)
08-25-2010
NSW:Man charged over child abduction

SYDNEY, Aug 25 AAP - A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a six-year-old
girl he is alleged to have abducted from the front yard of her home in NSW six months
ago.

The girl was playing alone outside her Macleay Street home at Mount Austin, in the
NSW Riverina, on February 14, when she was kidnapped by a man about 11.30am.

Her mother ran outside after hearing the little girl's screams and helplessly watched
her get bundled into a ute.

She was returned to a nearby street and reunited with her mother about an hour-and-a-half later.

A 28-year-old man was arrested by detectives at home in North Albury about 8am (AEST)
on Wednesday.

He has been charged with five offences, including sexual intercourse with a person
under 10 in circumstances of aggravation and assault with intent to have sexual intercourse
with a person under the age of 10 in circumstances of aggravation.

He also faces one count each of kidnapping and inflict actual bodily harm, aggravated
indecent assault on a person under the age of 16 and possession of a prohibited weapon.

The man is to appear in Albury Local Court on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

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