Man, 53, accused of groping a 17-year-old girl on a bus while performing a sex act is charged after passengers performed a citizen's arrest
- A man has been charged after he allegedly sexually touched a teenage girl
- Timothy Patrick Palmer, 53, is accused of following the girl, 17, in Sydney's west
- He allegedly touched her while also performing an indecent act on himself
A man has been charged after he allegedly stalked and sexually touched a teenage girl on a public bus.
Timothy Patrick Palmer, 53, allegedly performed an act of indecency while attempting to grope the 17-year-old girl on a bus that was travelling from Marrickville, in Sydney's inner west.
The young girl was walking through a petrol station at about 11am on Sunday when the man - who was not known to her - approached her.
A man has been charged after he allegedly stalked and assaulted a teenage girl on a public bus (stock)
Police claim he attempted to speak to her, but she ignored him and made her way to a nearby bus stop on Illawarra Road.
But the man followed her and tried once more to speak with her, before following her onto the bus and taking the seat next to her.
It was there that the man allegedly touched her 'inappropriately', while performing an indecent sex act on himself.
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Police were able to charge him when a number of members of the public intervened and detained him until police could arrive.
He was taken to Newtown Police Station and charged with sexually touch another person without consent, stalk/intimidate intend feat physical etc harm, and carry out a sexual act with another without consent.
Palmer was refused bail and is expected to front Parramatta Local Court on Monday 24th December.
The young girl was allegedly walking through a petrol station at about 11am on Sunday when the man - who was not known to her - approached her
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