A 26-year-old man has been charged with sexual touching offences following four separate incidents on public transport across Sydney on March 1, after one of the incidents was reported at Gosford railway station.
The man allegedly touched a 17-year-old girl around 11am at Central Railway Station before boarding another train bound for Newcastle and allegedly approaching a 21-year-old woman about 11.20am, making her feel uncomfortable.
She moved away to an adjoining carriage before the man exited the train at Epping.
The woman remained on the train and reported the incident to police at Gosford railway station.
Following two further incidents, at Macquarie University Metro Railway Station, the man was arrested by Ryde police at around midday.
At the time of the arrest, officers attached to the Police Transport Command (PTC) North/Central were monitoring CCTV and liaising with PTC officers across the network as part of inquiries into the earlier reported incidents.
As a result of inquiries, police established a link between all four incidents.
The 26-year-old Koonawarra man was charged with various offences and refused bail to appear before Hornsby Local Court on March 2.
Inquiries are continuing.
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Source:
Media release, Mar 2
NSW Police media