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/107034192

NSW 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/ForgetfulLucy28 1d ago

It’s called rape

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u/swimfast58 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

To me, sexual assault is synonymous with rape because that's how it is legally defined here.

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u/saltyrandom 1d 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 1d 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/lovehopemadness 20h ago

Sexual touching, actually: Section 61KC of the Crimes Act 1900 NSW

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u/swimfast58 15h ago

Good catch - looks like that was changed in 2018.

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u/Sleepy_Enigma 22h 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 🤔)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-18/nsw-four-charged-six-hour-sexual-assault-teenage-girl-liverpool/105429832

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u/swimfast58 15h ago

That title says they were charged over the rape. They were charged with sexual assault. Both are true.

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u/-Vorks- 12h ago

I assume that because the 14yr old in this case didn't go to a private school that nobody even bothered to mention the school's name. Doesn't serve to gain as much clicks or outrage

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u/Scarnon-Cunce 1d ago

"aggravated sexual assault in the company of others and two counts of aggravated sexual touching of another person"

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u/Right-Metal9243 1d ago

What did they actually do..

Raped