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A 35-year-old man has been extradited from Western Australia after allegedly assaulting a woman in a nightclub on Bunda Street in 2022.
On 4 December 2022, a woman approached police conducting patrols in the city and reported she had allegedly been sexually assaulted by the 35-year-old man on the dance floor of a night club.
Police made numerous attempts to locate the man since the incident and information received suggested he fled interstate following the incident. Earlier this year, investigators from the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team (SACAT) identified he was residing in Western Australia.
On Tuesday (25 March 2025), WA Police Sexual Assault Squad detectives arrested the man and yesterday (26 March 2025), SACAT investigators facilitated the man’s return to the ACT.
The 35-year-old man is scheduled to appear in the ACT Magistrate's Court today (Thursday 27 March 2025) to face charges of sexual intercourse without consent and act of indecency without consent.
If you or someone you know has been affected by sexual violence, you can report to police by attending a police station, calling 131 444, or by speaking to the Canberra Rape Crisis Centre on 02 6247 2525.
There is no statute of limitations for sexual offences in the ACT. It doesn’t matter how much time may have passed and it is never too late to report.
You can also submit an online report for historical sexual assault for incidents that occurred more than six months ago.