A second man has been charged over the sexual assault of a two-year-old girl in Tennant Creek in February. The year-old man was arrested by Northern Territory police and charged with sexual intercourse without consent. He was remanded in custody and will appear before a court in July. At the time police did not call for witnesses or information about any other alleged perpetrators. An investigation by officers from the sex crimes unit is ongoing, and the matter remains before the court. Between and welfare services received 52 notifications about the girl and her four siblings, relating to all possible harm categories.
In the weeks following the attack on the girl, family and community members accused the NT government of ignoring their cries for help over widespread drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse and high rates of suicide. The girl β who was discharged from an Adelaide hospital following treatment β and her brother have since been removed from the care of their mother.
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