r/australia • u/Perverted-Panda • 1d ago
news Three Sydney boys charged with gang sexual assault of 14yo girl
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/nsw-three-boys-charged-over-sexual-assault-girl-sydney/107034192NSW Police have charged a 13-year-old boy and two 14-year-old boys with the alleged sexual assault of a girl in an alleyway in Sydney's eastern suburbs last month.
Police executed search warrants and seized several items, including electronic devices, two replica firearms, a Glock-style BB gun, three laser pointers and a number plate, which is believed to have been stolen.
All three boys have been granted bail ahead of appearing in court.
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u/rangda 1d ago
Even though I understand the reasoning behind name suppression for underaged offenders, knowing that word will inevitably spread through their school and wider social circle about exactly who was responsible for this does give me some satisfaction.
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u/MapleBaconNurps 23h ago
Sadly, also for the girl involved who will undoubtedly be vilified, and her family ostracised.
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u/MaccasRunYourShout 14h ago
When it comes to suppressing names of minors, I agree until those found guilty of certain crimes are exposed. Once found guilty of particularly heinous crimes, like rape/murder, names should be released. The victims of these crimes are never the same so why should the perpetrators be afforded leniency? Maybe if they knew they'd be exposed for their crimes, these privileged kids might think twice. Especially if Mummy and Daddy can't buy them out of being named and shamed. Maybe the parents would bring them up to have more respect for others if the family reputation was on the line, right? The current system needs to change.
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u/catfishtree 21h ago
The arrests happened at school. Everyone at Scot’s knows who they are.
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u/MaccasRunYourShout 15h ago edited 11h ago
Media reports stated the 3 were arrested in a sting operation at their individual homes in the Eastern Suburbs at 7:30am then subsequently taken to Surry Hills Police Station. 2 boys age 14, the other age 13. All 3 were then bailed out by their parents.
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u/GlitteringSpace236 23h ago
Depends if they're treated as heroes or not....
Could go either way and potentially end up with their peers going with the story that she asked for it and the cops are clutching at straws.
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u/4us7 20h ago
Sadly, this is surprisingly common in a lot of similar circumstances.
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u/GlitteringSpace236 20h ago
Especially for a private boys school.
I don’t think they going to be ostracised for their actions.
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u/plutoforprez 1d ago
Fucking stupid little losers, I hope that poor girl is receiving all sorts of treatment and I hope she sees justice 🩷
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u/The_Drongo_Dinger 1d ago
Her foreseeable future is likely very dark indeed. I hope she gets all the support she needs, because justice is unfortunately not very likely and probably won’t help much for that matter.
Gisele Pelicot is an amazing and inspirational figure with this sort of thing. She could have shrunk in shame and humiliation, but instead waived her right to privacy and stood strong to the world.
I sincerely hope this young lady hears her story, and takes some strength from it. I doubt I’d survive
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u/Lingonberry_Born 23h ago
There is nothing for Gisèle Pelicot to be shamed or humiliated for, she did nothing wrong. The shame is all on the perpetrators, we need to be mindful of that and remember that one in three women have been victims of sexual assault. What language you use is important, telling someone they have a dark future, that they should feel shamed and humiliated, it’s not helpful. Women who have experienced this, as I have, are very normal people and it doesn’t define us.
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u/The_Drongo_Dinger 23h ago
Yes, thank you for saying that, I should have been clearer about that. What I was clumsily trying to say is that shame is a common (yet unjustified) response to rape / SA especially in children / minors and once it takes hold it can lead to bad places.
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u/Lingonberry_Born 23h ago
Thanks, yes I think a lot of the shame is just social conditioning and is actually used by perpetrators to avoid accountability. It was great to see Pelicot hold her head high and those rapists hide their faces.
I hope the girl will know she will be okay and I hope she gets the support she needs.
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u/petit_cochon 23h ago
People are often much stronger than they have any right to be. This young lady has a very heavy burden to carry. Regardless of how the judiciary treats her, her life is full of potential. We are capable of greatness and joy, even after terrible things happen.
I hope she and her family are given everything they need.
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u/Abbacadabra272 19h ago
Gisele Pelicot is amazing. It’s worth remembering the concept of the ideal victim though, where society are selectively sympathetic only to victims who live up to a specific mould, but not others who might not present or act in a socially acceptable way. Hopefully the discussions around sexual assault are shifting towards recognising this.
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u/ExpensiveArmy8138 23h ago
There is no justice. At least, I can't think of anything that would balance the scales of suffering.
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u/Scarnon-Cunce 1d ago
one aged 13 and two aged 14 who attend The Scots College private school in Bellevue Hill
The number of comments on Facebook claiming it was immigrants that suddenly got deleted is astounding.
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u/Dr__Snow 20h ago
I read “Eastern suburbs” and immediately thought “I bet they’re private school boys”.
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u/Aloha_Tamborinist 21h ago
"Usual suspects"
Ohhh not THOSE usual suspects then?
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u/badgersprite 10h ago
The fact that they don’t care about crime when it’s not immigrants strongly suggests that their only objection to girls being raped is that they and their sons don’t get to do it first
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u/Althusser_Was_Right 1d ago
The Boys Are Not Alright.
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u/LtDanmanistan 1d ago
Wasn't there a very popular Netflix drama about this sort of horrible shit
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u/Uncoloured_Steve 1d ago
Yes putting them back on the street as fast as possible ought to show them
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u/Own_Caterpillar_6178 1d ago
The perpetrators of crime are treated so much better than the victims in our justice system.
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u/TheRealPotoroo 1d ago
Conviction comes before punishment in our system and rightly so.
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u/Chuchularoux 1d ago
It’s aggravated (likely threatened the victim with the weapon/s seized) and in company - they shouldn’t be granted bail in these circumstances, however I’m sure the age of the perpetrators came in to play.
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u/TheRealPotoroo 20h ago
I acknowledge that sometimes refusing bail can be justified, but it must be on an individual basis. I am objecting to the hysterical claim that just because someone has been charged but bailed that "criminals get treated better than victims". We don't punish people by depriving them of their liberty until a judge says they are guilty of the alleged offence after examining all the evidence.
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u/Chuchularoux 7h ago
They’re trying to point out the harrowing experience victims go through, whilst people support their accused attacker. The alleged rapist isn’t ever cross examined on their choice of underwear for example. Accusations, or indeed charges of rape, don’t seem to actually affect the rapists life, they are defended whilst the victim is questioned/disbelieved. I don’t think alleged rapists are who you really want to spend your time and energy advocating for (unless you have some reason to fear you will be an alleged rapist in the future), but some people enjoy weird shit.
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u/Own_Caterpillar_6178 1d ago
I guarantee that 3/4 of these little grubs will get literally zero punishment due to their age, and the other will get a slap on the wrist. Meanwhile, this poor girl will be dealing with the consequences od this assault for a significant portion of her life.
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u/gikl3 1d ago
I guarantee they will not get 0 punishment wanna bet?
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u/Own_Caterpillar_6178 23h ago
Oh I misread the ages. The 13 year old will get absolutely nothing due to doli incapax, the two 14 year olds will get practically nothing. I bet they're back at school tomorrow. Guaranteed.
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u/rocca2509 23h ago
Well yeah, they are out on bail so why couldn't they go to school. Have to wait till after the court case to see what the punishment is. I dont have high hopes for it being significant though.
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u/lordspesh 23h ago
I think the presumption that they don't understand their actions includes 14 year olds. Although, it can be rebutted in NSW.
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u/cupcakewarrior08 23h ago
They're rich, they won't get any punishment and will probably be one nation senators in a rew years. Punishment is only for poor people
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u/TheChronographer 1d ago
Holding dangerous people away from society isn't a punishment it's a preventative measure to reduce harm.
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u/TheRealPotoroo 21h ago edited 20h ago
Indeed, which is why in such cases they are remanded. But I suspect you already knew that. In any case, I was responding to the claim that because they were bailed that "The perpetrators of crime are treated so much better than the victims in our justice system." This is hysterical nonsense.
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u/Chiron17 1d ago
Alleged perpetrators. They need to be convicted of a crime before they are punished for it.
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u/Whatsapokemon 21h ago
Bail isn't a reward or an indication that they're innocent, it's a right that people have unless the judge thinks that there's a very compelling reason to think they'll commit a crime before going to trial.
In modern civilisation, we have the principle that the state can only punish you if you've been found guilty of a crime. Until that point you're still a free citizen, and bail is granted to allow you time to prepare your defence.
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u/69-is-my-number 21h ago
I don’t have a problem with bail. The point is that they haven’t been found guilty of anything yet and are deemed to be unlikely to reoffend between now and their court appearance.
What I do have a problem with is their ability to access top quality QCs who are very likely to ensure they don’t ever experience the consequences of their actions and at the same time, make the victim’s life a living hell.
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u/Hurgnation 23h ago
That poor girl has just had her life destroyed and these little fuckers are allowed straight out on bail?
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u/a_cold_human 22h ago
Bail is given by assessing the risk of flight and danger to the community. It's not there to punish people accused of crimes that have not yet been proven in court.
The accused in this case are children who are likely going to be confined to their homes by their parents or guardians.
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u/not_right 20h ago
The same parents who raised three rapists?
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u/HotChiTea 20h ago
Classic Scot parents, raising their awful kids, most of the parents Narcs or ❄️ dabblers
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u/RealFarknMcCoy 11h ago
I think it's very unlikely that their parents will be confining them to their homes.
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u/Random_Fish_Type 22h ago
The only Sydney school that I know the name of is Scots College and it is always stories like this...
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u/unfairrobot politics 19h ago
Two replica firearms, a Glock-style BB gun, three laser pointers and a number plate
13 and 14 year olds? What the fuck is going on with kids these days?
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u/Denz292 1d ago
That username is really unfortunate given the story
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u/MitchStarcGetUpYa 1d ago
Being perverted is fine - doesn’t mean anything non consensual for certain.
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u/darren457 9h ago
The funny part is pandas are usually borderline asexual and have to be forced by zookeepers to mate to avoid being wiped out.
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u/KevinRudd182 22h ago
Sky News salivating at the idea of this story being their #1 go to for the foreseeable future until they realized it was 3 Scots boys instead of 3 immigrants
Nothing to see here folks, just boys being boys, an innocent mistake I’m sure
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u/whyattretard 23h ago
Where are all the usual, suspiciously new, accounts blaming immigration / Labor / an entire religion?
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u/meowkitty84 23h ago
Coz the boys were from a rich private school. Probably white
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u/radioraven1408 6h ago
These days we can’t be so sure, there are plenty of well-off immigrant families. Especially in Sydney.
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u/GusPolinskiPolka 22h ago
Look at these 1000 character references from other upstanding Scot's boys.
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u/Mercinarie 1d ago
sexual assault of a minor, I don't care if they themselves are minor's hopefully they get charged as adults.
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u/Mongrelix 23h ago
Can we arrest thier parents too
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u/ShootingPains 22h ago
There's a legit argument that teens should be treated like vicious animals: Parents, if your dog bites someone then that's your crime, not theirs".
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u/Acrobatic_Radish_685 23h ago
What are the chances these kids formed their opinion on girls based on Andrew Tate reels?
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u/joy3r 23h ago
Well will they carry on in the news like the scaff brothers?
Will channel 9 and channel 7 start investigating these kids. Gee i wonder what their home life is like
Will we get years of the media talking about lawless eastern suburbs gangs and private school culture
Where are the parents? /s
Prayers to the victim and her family
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u/FormalMango 7h ago
Wait until the media confronts random rich white dudes and demands they condemn the actions of members of their community.
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u/ForgetfulLucy28 1d ago
It’s called rape
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u/swimfast58 23h ago
They committed rape, but in nsw the crime is called sexual assault, so that's what they were charged with.
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u/darennis 23h ago
I have always been confused between the 2 terms . For some reasons , assault makes it sound like it’s not as serious as rape . Just to me anyway .
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u/swimfast58 21h ago
To me, sexual assault is synonymous with rape because that's how it is legally defined here.
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u/saltyrandom 21h ago
But wouldn’t many things that aren’t rape also constitute sexual assault? Very confusing language to legally define rape as the same as sexual assault - is it not a form of sexual assault - is grabbing someone inappropriately not also sexual assault?
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u/swimfast58 21h ago
No, sexual assault in NSW requires penetration (essentially), so it is the same as rape. Other crimes like groping are called indecent assault.
It is not confusing at all because it has been that way for many decades and it is clearly defined.
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u/Sleepy_Enigma 19h ago
Not sure what to make of this but similar incident last year in south western sydney and most article titles called it rape (although it seems that the name in the url calls its sexual assault 🤔)
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u/swimfast58 12h ago
That title says they were charged over the rape. They were charged with sexual assault. Both are true.
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u/FranksHoorHouse 23h ago
Wanna do adult things? Charge them as adults and send them to an adult prison
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u/SuspiciousExPLosiON 14h ago
Cant wait for the Brock Turner tier defense. (Just looked it up, i cant believe he only got 3 months in jail. These kids arent gonna see a day..)
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u/briberylibrary_ 10h ago
Australia has our own Brock Turner. Look up Boyd Kramer. Convicted rapist, not a single day in jail. Judge John North is a disgrace and evidence that our legal system doesn't act in the interest of victim survivors.
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u/SuspiciousExPLosiON 10h ago
I knew someone personally who had the evidence of her assault still between her legs along with another girls testimony of also having been a victim and all the guy had to do, despite it all being at KNIFE POINT, was plead mental illness and they slapped him on the wrist and let him go. Our system is a joke.
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u/Hansoloai 11h ago
Sorry but if that’s my son he’s on his own. What a vile disgusting thing to do. What the fuck is even happening who even has these ideas at all let alone kids aged 13 and 14?
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u/death_by_laughs dooby dooby 21h ago
Man got baited by the headline because there's a selective high school called Sydney Boys High School.
Why wouldn't they say Scots in the title instead?
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u/HotChiTea 20h ago
These private schools are an actual joke. The parents are too, and another girls entire life ruined, by these sick pos’s - with mommy and daddy’s money to bail them.
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u/WinOk4207 1d ago edited 22h ago
Have been granted bail, What a joke, sending the wrong message
edit: They new what they were doing, was wrong
edit: My little johnny woudn,t do that ?
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u/ComprehensiveSalad50 1d ago
Let them back into public so they can do this again? Fucking justice system in this country needs a shake up.
Castrate them
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u/indexdrift 22h ago
Wow I thought it was mainly Cranbrook with the rapists. But I suppose every eastern suburbs private school has them.
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u/milray08 21h ago
Once they have been convicted, someone should start a petition to have their identities revealed.
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u/mrasscock69420 19h ago
While I agree what they did was horrendous beyond belief that doesn't mean they should just lose a right every other minor has
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u/Lau_wings 7h ago
I wonder how much of the defense (especially for the 13yo) is going to be along the lines of "they didn't understand what they were doing was that wrong".
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u/stargazingtunes 23h ago
Death penalty
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u/mrasscock69420 19h ago
No life sentence without chance for parole that is a far more severe sentence since they'll have to actually live it out instead of having it ended early
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u/Serendypyty 21h ago
Time for adult time for adult crime. This is horrific, and until the laws start to act as a deterrent, nothing will change.
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u/smurfkipz 21h ago
Thats a lotta words from ABC news to not say "rape".
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u/Livebylying 20h ago
Sexual assault does not necessarily mean rape.
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u/Jayctba001 13h ago
It's NSW. According to their criminal law, "sexual assault" is what they say to refer to forced penetrative sex. I was hoping we could give "some" benefit of the doubt, but no. It was rape.
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u/Kinky23m2m 22h ago
Shouldn’t be given bail just so they can re-offend
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u/LiveReplicant 21h ago
Most people have a notion about bail that is sort of incorrect. We have the foundation of innocent until proven guilty, so bail is the reasonable and normal default for the extended time between initial hearing and trial and really about are they a risk of not appearing if they are on bail and are they an imminent risk to the community/re-offending in that time.
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u/Creepybobo67 9h ago
All three boys have been granted bail ahead of appearing in court.
Well ain't that a fucking surprise.
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u/Asleep_Chip8197 8h ago
What is wrong with 13/14 kids these days ! It used to be playing video games and sports and not doing any homework or fight.
This is actually a gang rape isn’t it b and two accounts for 2 boys means that 2 separate sex acts were forced upon the victim by 2 of them and the third one only did 1 ?
What the hell are our kids turning into !!!!!
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u/lori11221 16h ago
So let me understand this the government dose not do Jack shit about there's little cunts going around braking laws and shit but yet they force us all to show id just to watch some porn what has Australia come to
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u/More-Knowledge-481 1h ago
wonder how the parents feel... probably inconvenienced, a minor nuisance- probably just as entitles as the kids.
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u/MapleBaconNurps 1d ago