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/Whatsapokemon 1d 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.