Child Abuse Squad officers charged the 47-year-old man on April 15 after investigating an incident at a shopping centre on Russell and Walter roads.
A police spokeswoman said about 4.10pm, the man allegedly indecently dealt with a 12-year-old boy in the male toilets at the centre.
The Morley man was charged with indecent dealing of a child under 13 years. He appeared in Perth Magistrate's Court on May 1 and was remanded until June 12 .
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