NSW man charged with child sex offences

A man from the NSW south coast has been charged with dozens of historical child sex offences committed over three decades.

A week before Christmas, police seized a number of items from a home in Sanctuary Point in relation to child sex offences that occurred between 1973 and 2002 in the Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Shoalhaven regions.

A 68-year-old man was on Monday charged with 25 child sex offences, including acts of indecency and aggravated sexual assault, police said.

He has been refused bail and is expected to appear at Nowra Local Court on Tuesday.