Police attached to Operation Artemis have charged a man after alleged sexual offences were reported to police on two separate occasions earlier this year.
\nIt will be alleged a man performed sexual acts in front of passengers on two occasions; the first incident being about 5pm on Thursday 25 April 2019 on a Hornsby to Strathfield service, and the second about 2.30pm on Saturday 22 June 2019 on a Wyee to Fassifern service.
\nFollowing inquiries, police from the Police Transport Command North\/Central, arrested a 53-year-old man at a home in Glebe about 12pm yesterday (Tuesday 23 July 2019).
\nHe was taken to Newtown Police Station and charged with two counts of committing sexual act without consent.
\nThe man was refused bail, to appear before Newtown Local Court today (Wednesday 24 July 2019).
\nOperation Artemis is an ongoing operation targeting sexual offences on the public transport network.
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