Two teenagers have been charged after an 18-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at gunpoint in Sydney’s south-west.
A group of three females and two teenage males were in a vehicle near Vine Street, Fairfield, just before 11pm on October 26, when one of the males pulled out a handgun.
Two of the females escaped the car, but the third was allegedly driven to another location and sexually assaulted, NSW Police said in a statement.
Members of the public found the woman in the park and took her to Fairfield Police Station.
Fairfield police and the Sex Crimes squad formed Strikeforce Farabee and, the following day, raided a home at Edensor Park and seized a gel-blaster shaped like a Glock pistol.
A 17-year-old boy was arrested and taken to Cabramatta Police Station where he was charged with possess unauthorised firearm, and three counts of intimidation.
He was refused bail by police but released by a children’s court magistrate on bail. He will return to court next week.
Hours later police raided another home in Fairfield Heights, arresting an 18-year-old man.
He was taken to Cabramatta Police Station where he was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm and possess unauthorised firearm.
The man was refused bail by police and then also granted bail by a magistrate.
The pair were re-arrested on Friday and charged again.
The boy was charged with aggravated sexual assault in company while threatening actual bodily harm by weapon, and four counts of aggravated sex assault in company and again refused bail by police.
The man was charged with four counts of aggravated sex assault in company, domestic violence choking, and aggravated sexual assault in company while threatening actual bodily harm by weapon.
He was refused bail to appear at Fairfield Local Court on Friday.
Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or the Men’s Referral Service on 1300 766 491.
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