Sexual assault in Penshurst: stranger is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a toilet block in a park
- Girl allegedly sexually assaulted in park
- Man suspected of series of violations
A man has been charged with child molestation after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in a toilet block in a Sydney park.
Detectives have launched a manhunt after a 14-year-old girl reported being sexually assaulted by an unidentified man at Pole Depot Park in Penshurst, south of the city, on Monday.
Police went to the park a short time later and covered a crime scene.
After extensive investigation, detectives went to a nearby house in the afternoon and arrested 46-year-old Billy Smith.
A man, 46, (pictured) is behind bars after a girl was sexually assaulted at a Penshurst park on Monday
NSW Police released a photo Tuesday showing Smith donning traditional gear and handcuffs as he was led away by officers.
He was taken to Kogarah Police Station and charged with five offences.
Producing child pornography, aggravating sexual intercourse with children under the age of 16 and using a child over the age of 14 to create child pornography were among the charges.
Smith spent the night in custody and appeared before Sutherland’s local court on Tuesday, where he was formally denied bail.
He will remain behind bars until his next appearance in Downing Center local court on October 26.
The teenage girl was allegedly raped by an unknown man (stock image)