WA: Two men charged with having sex with 14yo, taking photos

AAP General News (Australia)
12-11-2006
WA: Two men charged with having sex with 14yo, taking photos

PERTH, Dec 11 AAP - Two Perth men repeatedly had sex with a 14-year-old girl after
befriending her on the internet, police allege.

Police charged the pair, aged 37 and 34, after executing search warrants today in Hocking
and Connolly, suburbs in Perth's north.

Police allege one of the men met the girl online.

Later, on November 8 and 9, he and the other man met the girl, engaged in a series
of sex acts with her, and took sexual photographs of her.

The 37-year-old Hocking man has been charged with five counts of sexual penetration
of a child, six counts of indecent dealing with a child, three counts of making an indecent
recording of a child, and encouraging a child to engage in sexual behaviour.

The 34-year-old Connolly man was charged with 11 counts of sexual penetration of a
child, seven counts of indecent dealing with a child, and encouraging a child to engage
in sexual behaviour.

Both are expected to appear in Perth Magistrate's Court tomorrow.

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