A two-year-old girl was indecently assaulted by her carer as he rocked her to sleep at a childcare centre in Sydney’s inner west.
Max Rowe, then 24, was allegedly caught in the act by a co-worker as she walked past a playroom in May 2015, copping a “clear and unobstructed” view of Rowe’s hand on the girl’s vagina area, outside her tights.
“Upon the door opening, the accused very quickly moved his hand away from the victim and turned his head in the direction of the co-worker,” police alleged in a statement tendered to Burwood Local Court.
The co-worker reported the incident to Family and Community Services and six days later, Child Abuse Squad detectives arrested and charged Rowe.
Rowe has pleaded not guilty to indecently assaulting someone under the age of 16 and is expected to face court later today.
