A man suspected of being the infamous ‘Moore Park rapist’ – who terrorised Sydney by sexually assaulting at least 10 women between 1991 and 1993 – has been arrested at the city’s airport.
In a major breakthrough on Friday, NSW Police announced a man suspected of being the ‘Night Stalker’ had been arrested and charged.
In a statement, NSW Police said the man has been charged with 33 offences against eight of the 10 victims.
Those charges include 16 counts of aggravated sexual assault.
He will face Downing Centre Local Court today.
A man suspected of being the infamous ‘Moore Park rapist’ – who terrorised Sydney by sexually assaulting at least 10 women between 1991 and 1993 – has been arrested at the city’s airport (pictured: the view from Moore Park over Sydney’s CBD)
‘Between 1991 and 1993, at least 10 women were allegedly sexually assaulted in the Moore Park and Inner West areas of Sydney, causing media to dub the offender as the ‘Moore Park Rapist’ or ‘Night Stalker’,’ a spokesperson for NSW police said.
However, no one was ever convicted and for years the alleged crimes remained a mystery.
But the Sex Crime Squad used modern DNA and fingerprint technologies to re-examine the case.
This led to the arrest of the 60-year-old man at Sydney International Airport on Friday.
‘The man was taken to Mascot Police Station, where he was charged with 33 offences against eight of the 10 victims, including 16 counts of aggravated sexual assault, eight counts of indecent assault, three counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, two counts of detain for advantage, two counts of robbery with offensive weapon, and two counts of attempted sexual assault,’ the spokesperson added.
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