Australian police cadet stood down over child sexual abuse allegations

A Western Australian police cadet will be stood down after being charged with alleged child sexual offences. Photo / NCA NewsWire / Sharon Smith

A Western Australian police cadet has been charged with several alleged child sex abuse offences in the state’s capital.

The 21-year-old man has been charged with two counts of sexual penetration of a child between the age of 13 and 16 years, and two counts of indecent dealing of a child between the age of 13 and 16 years.

Police will allege the offences occurred between October 1 and October 25, 2022.

The cadet was stationed in the Armadale Police District, in Perth’s southeast.

The man will be stood down from duty.

He is due to appear in Armadale Magistrates Court.