<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>337875</docID> <postdate>2025-02-08 11:53:10</postdate> <headline>96-year-old man extradited on child-sex charges</headline> <body><p><strong>A 96-year-old man has been extradited from Queensland to face six historic sexual offence charges in the ACT.</strong></p> <p>In 2022, a woman reported multiple allegations of sexual assaults that occurred in the 1970s and 1980s.</p> <p>Following an investigation by the Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team, a summons was issued for a 96-year-old Queensland man to face charges. Police say the man repeatedly refused to attend and an arrest warrant was issued.</p> <p>The man was extradited to the ACT on Friday and faces charges including carnally knowing a girl between 10 and 16, carnal knowledge of a girl under 10, indecent assault on a female and persistent sexual abuse of a child. Police say the charges laid were in place at the time of the alleged offending.</p> <p> </p> </body>