Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Teen Girls He Groomed at Sydney Church

ABC News
August 8, 2013

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A man has been charged with sexually assaulting two girls he met through their church in Sydney's north.

Detectives from the Child Abuse Squad at Chatswood arrested the 23-year-old man at his Westleigh home yesterday morning.

Police say the man met his victims, aged 13 and 15, through their church and several of the offences took place between March and July this year.

The man has been charged with 40 offences, including 24 counts of committing an act of indecency against a person under the age of 16 and 12 charges related to sexual acts.

He faced Hornsby Local Court yesterday and was ordered to remain in custody until his next appearance later this month.

A spokeswoman for the Police State Crime Command says the man is not a member of the clergy.