Five Boys Arrested After Threats to Assault Accused

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Five Boys Arrested After Threats to Assault Accused

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New South Wales Police arrested five boys, aged between 13 and 17, on Saturday, August 16, 2026, in Dover Heights. The arrests occurred after reports of a group throwing eggs at a residence, which belongs to a student accused in an alleged sexual assault.

This incident follows the arrest of three students from Sydney’s Scots College on Thursday, August 13, 2026. These students, two aged 14 and one aged 13, were charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in a Bondi alleyway on July 22, 2026.

Police executed search warrants at several homes in the Eastern Suburbs on August 13, seizing electronic devices for forensic examination. During these searches, replica firearms, a Glock-style BB gun, laser pointers, and a suspected stolen number plate were also found.

The three students charged in the alleged sexual assault have been granted strict conditional bail and are scheduled to appear in a children’s court on August 25, 2026. The Scots College has stated its cooperation with the police investigation into the alleged incident, which occurred outside of school hours.

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