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Boy charged after alleged sexual assault of Melbourne jogger

Allanah Sciberras

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A 13-year-old boy has been charged after a woman was allegedly sexually assaulted on a popular walking track in Melbourne's south-east.

Police allege the attack unfolded while the woman was running along the Dandenong Creek Trail near Outlook Drive just north of Mercer Court, on January 31.

The 28-year-old woman managed to fight off the offender who fled the scene on his bike.

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the alleged attack unfolded while the woman was running along the Dandenong Creek Trail. Maroondah City Council

Detectives yesterday charged a Rowville boy with stalking, assault with intent to sexual assault, false imprisonment and sexual assault.

He appeared before an out-of-sessions court hearing, where he was bailed to appear at a children's court at a later date.

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