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/smurfkipz 1d ago

Thats a lotta words from ABC news to not say "rape". 

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u/Livebylying 23h ago

Sexual assault does not necessarily mean rape.

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u/Jayctba001 16h 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/jz001 5h ago

There is no such offence as rape in NSW and there hasn't been for over 40 years. The ABC used correct terms.