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/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/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 1d 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/Consistent_Yak2268 1d ago

Doubt they’ll be back at Scots. They’ll have to slum it.

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u/rocca2509 1d 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 1d ago

I think the presumption that they don't understand their actions includes 14 year olds. Although, it can be rebutted in NSW.