Ex NSW teacher charged with child assault

A former teacher has been charged with committing child sex offences at a high school in central western NSW.

His arrest follows a police investigation launched in November into a series of offences allegedly committed against a female student in 2017.

The 28-year-old will appear in Parkes Local Court on February 5 after he was arrested in Port Macquarie on Thursday and charged with seven counts of sexual intercourse with a child under special care.

Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (for young people aged 5 to 25).