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Man charged with sexual assault of teenage girl

A 41-year-old man has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl known to him on the weekend.

Police will allege the man sexually assaulted the girl at her home early on Saturday morning, 7 March.

The incident was reported to police and on Sunday afternoon, the man was arrested in Whitlam.

He was taken to the ACT Watch House where he was charged with four counts of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of committing acts of indecency without consent.

He is due to face the ACT Magistrates Court today, Monday 9 March.

If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you can report to police by attending a police station or calling 131444.

You can also submit an online report for historical sexual assault for incidents that occurred more than six months ago.

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