Media release

Charges – Sexual assault – Palmerston

Police

NT Police have charged a 20-year-old man with sexual assault following an incident in Palmerston on the weekend.

A 14-year-old girl disclosed to Police on Sunday that she had been assaulted the day before by a person who was known to her.

Following investigations, police arrested the alleged offender on Monday and last night charged him with:

  • 4 x Sexual intercourse with a child under 16 years

He was remanded to appear in Darwin Local Court on Tuesday 18 May.