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Man charged over sex assault

A MAN has been charged over an alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old boy at Fountain Gate last month.
Rahul Valiya Purayil, 30, of Clyde North, handed himself into police on Tuesday afternoon and faced an out-of-sessions hearing that night.
He was charged with two counts of sexual penetration of a child under 16 and three counts of performing an indecent act with a child under 16.
Police allege Purayil assaulted the boy in a car in the shopping centre car park about 2pm on 1 June.
Purayil was bailed to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 24 July.

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