Man charged over Broome beach sex attack

A 31-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was walking home from a Broome beach.

A man has been charged over the sexual assault of a teenage girl who was walking home from the beach in Broome.

The 31-year-old has been charged with sexually assaulting a child between 13 and 16 years of age after a 15-year-old girl was attacked near Cable Beach on September 14.

The Broome resident is accused of grabbing the girl from behind and dragging her into nearby bushes and will appear before Broome Magistrates Court on Monday.


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