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Boy, 13, charged with sexually touching women and girls in alleged e-bike rampage on popular Sydney walking trails

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Rae, M. (2026, October 18). Boy, 13, charged with sexually touching women and girls in alleged e-bike rampage on popular Sydney walking trails. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16219263/Boy-13-charged-sexually-touching-women-girls-alleged-e-bike-rampage-popular-Sydney-walking-trails.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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A 13-year-old boy has been charged with multiple sexual offenses, including sexually touching women and girls without consent along walking trails in Sydney's Northern Beaches area. The incidents occurred between September 7 and October 12, involving at least 11 separate occurrences against females aged 13 to 54. Police received additional reports following a public appeal for information and arrested the boy on Saturday. He is scheduled to appear in court on November 4.

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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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A 13-year-old boy has been charged with a raft of sexual offences allegedly committed against women and girls along popular walking trails in Sydney's north. uncertain

boy → charge → north

The boy was arrested on Saturday following a public appeal for information about sexual touching incidents in the Narrabeen area on Sydney's Northern Beaches. asserted

boy → arrest → Beaches

He was charged with three counts of behaving in an offensive manner near a public place and eight counts of sexually touching another person without consent. asserted

He → charge → consent

Police will allege that 11 separate incidents occurred against females aged between 13 and 54 between October 1 and 12. asserted

incidents → allege → October

There was also an earlier incident, where a woman was allegedly spoken to inappropriately at the intersection of Waroon Road and Carawa Road, Cromer, about 6.45pm on September 7. uncertain

woman → be → September

Investigations began after three separate incidents in the Narrabeen area were reported in two days, in which police said 'a male allegedly approached women on walking trails, sexually touched them and then rode away on an e-bike'. 'In one of the incidents, the man also made inappropriate sexual comments.' After an appeal for information, police received further reports last week, including from a woman who was allegedly sexually touched by a man at Narrabeen Lagoon in Wheeler Heights at about 4.30pm on October 1. uncertain

who → begin → October

He allegedly fled on an e-bike. uncertain

He → flee → bike

A 13-year-old boy has been charged with multiple sexual offences allegedly committed against women and girls at popular Sydney walking trails, including the Narrabeen Lagoon (pictured) uncertain

boy → charge → Lagoon

The arrest came hours after police released CCTV images of a person they say may be able to assist with inquiries A second report related to an incident later that afternoon, when two women walking near Bilarong Reserve, along Narrabeen Lagoon, were allegedly sexually touched by a man riding an e-bike between 5pm and 5.30pm. uncertain

women → come → pm

The teenager has been granted conditional bail to appear in a children’s court on November 4. 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service 1800 211 028 asserted

teenager → grant → November

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you → know → more

Boy, 13, charged with sexually touching women and girls in alleged e-bike rampage on popular Sydney walking trails

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