Sydney man faces 41 child stalking charges

A man has been charged with 41 child stalking offences in western Sydney.

Police arrested the 32-year-old man on Thursday morning in South Penrith, following an investigation into reports a child had been approached and photographed in the area over a six-year period starting in June 2010.

The man was charged with 24 counts of stalking with intent to fear and 17 counts of stalking a school student while at school.

He was refused bail and will appear at the Penrith Local Court on Friday.