BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 19 -- Queensland Police Service issued the following media release:
Police have charged a 78-year-old Deception Bay man after alleged sexual offences against a girl in Deception Bay on February 15.
Investigations indicate a group of people were socialising at a park on Raymond Terrace, Deception Bay when a 78-year-old man attended to a nearby toilet block on his mobility scooter with a girl and allegedly sexually assaulted her.
A witness intervened and the incident was reported to police.
Police believe the victim and alleged offender are not directly known to each other, but both often attend the park.
Detectives executed a search warrant on a Deception Bay address on February 16 and arrested the man.
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