A 43-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a teenage girl on a train near Newcastle last week.
Police say the man initiated a conversation with a 14-year-old girl after boarding a train from Strathfield.
It’s alleged he bought her alcohol and showed her images on his phone, before he assaulted her.
She reported the incident to CountryLink staff and he was arrested at Broadmeadow train station.
The man’s been granted conditional bail and will face Newcastle Local Court next month.
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