WA man abused girls as young as four: cops

A 52-year-old man has been charged by West Australian police after he allegedly sexually abused six girls over 16 years.

Police say the man, of no fixed address, sexually assaulted girls who were known to him and ranged in age from four to 15 between 1998 and last year.

He faces 24 charges and is scheduled to appear in Perth Magistrates Court later on Wednesday.