The Aporia · Ebike rider, 13, charged with sexual touching after girls and women allegedly harassed on northern beaches trails

A thirteen-year-old boy who rides an electric bicycle has been charged with multiple sexual offenses after allegedly harassing women and girls between the ages of 13 and 54 on walking trails in Sydney's northern beaches area. Police received reports of eleven incidents from October first week, leading to his arrest on Saturday evening at Mona Vale police station; he faces charges including behaving offensively and sexually touching others without consent.

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As of October 17, 2026, a 13-year-old boy has been charged with multiple sexual offenses allegedly committed against women and girls on walking trails in the Narrabeen area of Sydney's Northern Beaches. The incidents occurred between October 1 and October 12. Police had launched Strike Force Mexvo to investigate these allegations, following an initial string of three separate reports over two days starting on October 7.

The boy was arrested after police released CCTV images and appealed for information; he appeared at Mona Vale police station on Saturday evening and was subsequently charged with eight counts of sexually touching another person without consent and three counts of behaving in an offensive manner near a public place. The alleged victims range from age 13 to 54.

Police increased patrols around Narrabeen Lagoon after the multiple reports of sexual offenses, which mostly occurred between 4pm and 6pm.

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An ebike riding 13-year-old boy has been charged with multiple sexual offences allegedly committed against women on walking trails on Sydney’s northern beaches. uncertain

boy → rid → beaches

New South Wales police said the boy was arrested on Saturday evening after a strike force was established to investigate inappropriate comments and alleged sexual touching incidents on walking trails in the Narrabeen area in the first weeks of October. asserted

force → say → October

“Following a public appeal, a 13-year-old boy was arrested after attending Mona Vale police station about 7.30pm yesterday,” police said on Sunday. asserted

police → follow → Sunday

The teenager was taken to Manly police station and charged with three counts of behaving in an offensive manner in or near a public place, and eight counts of sexually touching another person without consent. asserted

teenager → take → consent

On Saturday, police had released CCTV images of a male they believed could assist with inquiries. uncertain

they → release → inquiries

Police allege that 11 separate incidents occurred against girls and women aged between 13 and 54. asserted

incidents → allege → 13

The investigation was initially launched after three separate alleged incidents on 7 and 8 October. asserted

investigation → launch → October

“In each incident, a male allegedly approached women on walking trails, sexually touched them and then rode away on an ebike,” police said on Saturday. uncertain

police → approach → Saturday

In one of the incidents, the offender allegedly made “inappropriate sexual comments”. uncertain

offender → make → comments

At Narrabeen lagoon about 4.30pm on 1 October the suspect “allegedly sexually touched [a] woman before riding away on an ebike,” police said. uncertain

police → touch → ebike

Last Monday, police received a further report that between 5pm and 5.30pm that day, two women walking along the Narrabeen lagoon near Bilarong reserve had been sexually touched by a male riding an ebike. asserted

women → receive → ebike

Strike Force Mexvo was established to investigate the incidents with assistance from state crime command’s sex crimes quad. asserted

Mexvo → establish → quad

Speaking in Narrabeen before Saturday’s arrest, Supt John Duncan urged members of the public to come forward with any information about the alleged incidents. asserted

Duncan → speak → incidents

“It’s a bushland park that runs 8km, a large amount of which … runs through bushland, obviously there’s not a great deal of CCTV and cameras.” asserted

amount → ’ → CCTV

The 13-year-old was granted conditional bail to appear at children’s court on 4 November. asserted

old → grant → November

Ebike rider, 13, charged with sexual touching after girls and women allegedly harassed on northern beaches trails

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