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Teen jailed for sexually assaulting jogger while on bail

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  • A teenage boy who sexually assaulted a jogger in Canberra's north has been jailed for more than six years. The attack happened in Bonner in May last year, when the boy was 15.
  • He strangled the 60-year-old woman, struck her head and assaulted her before she pushed him off. He had been on bail for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.
  • He pleaded guilty to multiple charges. Justice Louise Taylor said the offending was brazen and that the victims had suffered irrevocable harm.
Teen jailed for sexually assaulting jogger while on bail
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