Child sex charge for lifesaver

Child sex charge for lifesaver

A surf lifesaving instructor has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Sex Assault Squad officers today charged a 25-year-old man with historic sexual assault offences.

It is alleged over a period of several months in 2010, the man sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl.

The man was an instructor with a Surf Life Saving Club at the time of the incidents.

He has been charged with four counts of aggravated sexual penetration without consent and one count of indecently dealing with a child over 13 and under 16 years.

He is due to appear in the Perth Magistrates Court tomorrow.

If you are or have been a victim of child abuse, or if you have information about someone
being abused, call police on 131444.