WA Police have charged a man with sexually assaulting a teenage girl after he allegedly groomed her on social media.
The 21-year-old man from Kiara appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday, after being arrested by the WA Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team.
Police say the man groomed a girl through a social media application before he met up with her last Tuesday, February 11, in Mt Lawley.
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READ NOWThe man was arrested last Thursday by WA Police Child Abuse Squad detectives and Australian Federal Police.
He has been charged with sexual penetration of a child between 13 and 16, two counts of indecently dealing with a child between 13 and 16 and possessing cannabis.
The investigation is ongoing and detectives want to speak to anyone who was in the area of a small jetty located off the Tony Di Scerni pathway in Mt Lawley (roughly between Leslie Street and Mitchell Street) on Tuesday between 12pm and 1pm who saw a girl in a school uniform in distress.
Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au.