Child sex abuse arrests in Adelaide

A man and a woman have been arrested in South Australia for allegedly sexually abusing a child.

South Australia police said a 38-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman from the northern suburbs of Adelaide were arrested on Monday night for alleged persistent sexual abuse of a child and aggravated indecent assault of a child.

The man and woman were refused bail and will appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The arrests were made by detectives from the SA Joint Anti Child Exploitation Team, a partnership between SA police's Public Protection Branch and the Australian Federal Police.