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Ex-teacher faces sex charges

15/08/2016

A former Dandenong teacher has been charged over several alleged sexual assaults dating back to the 1970s.
Central Gippsland Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team detectives charged the 79-year-old Inverloch man with one count of buggery and 14 counts of gross indecency on Friday 12 August.
He was bailed to appear at Latrobe Valley Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday 16 August.
The offences involve a number of victims and are alleged to have occurred in 1971 when the man was a teacher at a Dandenong high school.
The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with any information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

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