{"id":853515,"date":"2026-08-13T07:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/853515\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T07:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:34:10","slug":"scots-college-three-students-charged-with-sexual-assault-of-14-year-old-girl-in-laneway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/853515\/","title":{"rendered":"Scots College: Three students charged with sexual assault of 14-year-old girl in laneway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three students from Sydney\u2019s prestigious Scots College have been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Sydney\u2019s east last month.<\/p>\n<p>Police allege the girl was sexually assaulted in a Bondi laneway on July 22. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cdb9ad6c600c562a543d7b542ebc84e00e018bf95accb0b4c9799979452ace52.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">The Scots College is one of Sydney\u2019s most prestigious schools.\u00a0Louise Kennerley<\/p>\n<p>Three boys, one aged 13 and two aged 14, were arrested about 7.30am on Thursday after police executed search warrants at several homes in Sydney\u2019s eastern suburbs.<\/p>\n<p>The 13-year-old boy and one of the 14-year-old boys were charged with aggravated sexual assault in the company of others and two counts of aggravated sexually touching of another person.<\/p>\n<p>The other 14-year-old boy was charged with a single count of each of the same offences.<\/p>\n<p>They were all granted strict conditional bail to face a children\u2019s court on August 25.<\/p>\n<p>In the search warrants, police also seized two replica guns, a Glock-style BB gun, three laser pointers and a number plate alleged to have been stolen from one of the homes.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple electronic devices were also seized, which are set to undergo forensic examination.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to parents and carers, Scots College principal Ian Lambert said the school was aware of the police investigation into the students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe College became aware of further information through a media release issued by police this afternoon,\u201d Lambert wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe College takes this matter seriously and has cooperated, and will continue to cooperate, with police as required.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe it is important that the police investigation is allowed to take its course, and it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI recognise that news of this nature may cause concern within our community and appreciate that parents may have questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is further information appropriate for the College to share, we will do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scots College is the most expensive school for boys in Sydney, with fees for year 12 in excess of $50,000 per year.<\/p>\n<p>Its main campus is in the affluent suburb Bellevue Hill. <\/p>\n<p>Support is available from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1800respect.org.au\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\">1800RESPECT (1800 737 732)<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three students from Sydney\u2019s prestigious Scots College have been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a 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