Media release

Charges – Sexual Assault – Alice Springs

Police

Southern Serious Crime Squad Detectives have charged a 19-year-old man yesterday following the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Alice Springs last month.

Detective Sergeant Joedy Kitchen said that Police allege that the man sexually assaulted a 37-year-old woman during the early hours of 1 September 2015.

 “As a result of investigations into the matter Police arrested the 19-year-old man at shortly before 9:00am on 7 October in Alice Springs.”

 He was charged with:

  • Sexual intercourse without consent
  • Aggravated assault

 The man has been remanded in custody to appear in the Alice Springs Court today.