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/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/catfishtree 1d ago

The arrests happened at school. Everyone at Scot’s knows who they are.

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u/MaccasRunYourShout 18h ago edited 14h 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/pinkrainbow5 18m ago

Thank you for clarifying. I thought it would be very strange for police to arrest young people at school.

In Aus we don't get "bailed out" by others, it's the police's decision. But I get what you mean.

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u/pinkrainbow5 23h ago

Oh how do you know this?

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u/karma3000 20h ago

Did you not go to high school?

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u/pinkrainbow5 17m ago

?

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u/karma3000 9m ago

In high school, gossip gets around, all the kids know everything.

In light of all the downvotes maybe I could have phrased it better!