Man charged over alleged sexual assault of seven-year-old in Perth
WA Police have charged a 25-year-old man with the alleged sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl in Perth while her family slept.
Detectives from the Child Abuse Squad today charged the man from Ellenbrook with multiple counts including child sexual assault and aggravated home burglary.
Police will allege in court that around 12.30pm on December 27 the man entered the girl's family home via her bedroom window and assaulted her while she was sleeping.
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Police officers carry bagged evidence as they investigate the assault of a young girl at a Perth home. Nine
The charges come after an exhaustive investigation in which police forensic and detective teams worked through multiple nights to collect and process evidence.
A key finding made during the investigation was a fly screen, believed to have been removed from the girl's window.
Police also out the call out to find and recover the girl's pyjama top, which had been removed from her room following the alleged attack.
An image of the pyjama shirt police are searching for. Nine
The girl has been examined at the Perth Children's Hospital and is now with her family following the "utterly traumatic" incident.
The arrest came after police released CCTV footage showing a man scaling the fence of the property.
He will appear in the Midland Magistrates Court today.
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