A 24-year-old Italian woman was visiting Cairns when she was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 10-year-old boy.
A 10-year-old boy has been charged with multiple offences after an investigation into an alleged sexual assault in Cairns.
Queensland police will allege the Manoora boy assaulted the tourist on the corner of Lake Street and Shields Street about 10am on Wednesday. "The lady has called for police assistance and at that time she was set upon by a number of other juveniles," he said."No doubt a traumatic experience for the young lady.""There are a couple of other young people we would like to speak to, their identities are known to the Child Protection Unit," he said.
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