A 42-year-old school teacher has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl on the NSW Central Coast, following his dramatic arrest at Sydney Airport.
Detectives from the Child Abuse Squad launched an investigation after receiving a report that the girl was assaulted on Saturday. A search warrant was executed at a Kincumber unit on Sunday evening, where officers seized a car and several laptops for forensic examination.
About 6.30pm the same day, police arrested the man at Sydney Airport, where they allege he intended to fly to South Africa via Perth.
He was taken to Mascot Police Station and charged with seven counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with children aged between 14 and 16, three counts of intentionally sexually touching children aged between 10 and 16, and grooming a child for unlawful sexual activity.
Police allege the teacher sexually assaulted the teenager multiple times across August and September.
The man was refused bail and is expected to appear before court.
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