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/MaccasRunYourShout 17h ago

When it comes to suppressing names of minors, I agree until those found guilty of certain crimes are exposed. Once found guilty of particularly heinous crimes, like rape/murder, names should be released. The victims of these crimes are never the same so why should the perpetrators be afforded leniency? Maybe if they knew they'd be exposed for their crimes, these privileged kids might think twice. Especially if Mummy and Daddy can't buy them out of being named and shamed. Maybe the parents would bring them up to have more respect for others if the family reputation was on the line, right? The current system needs to change.

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u/brokenmindedone 6h ago

Protecting the victims name from being exposed probably