A man has been charged after allegedly sexually abusing a foster child who was in his care numerous times over a four-year period. Earlier this year, Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad detectives began investigating after they received reports a 15-year-old boy had been sexually assaulted by his carer. The boy was given alternate care at that time. Following investigations, detectives arrested a 31-year-old man at Burwood police station just before 10.30am on Tuesday. The man was charged with persistent sexual abuse of a child, three counts of aggravated sexual intercourse with a person aged 10-14, aggravated sexual intercourse with a person aged 14-16, and indecent assault of a person under 16 years of age. Police will allege in court the man sexually assaulted the boy numerous times while the boy was in his care in Sydney’s west between 2014 and 2018. Refused bail, the man will appear at Burwood Local Court on Wednesday. Police inquiries are continuing.
