Dandenong Creek Trail, Melbourne: 13-year-old boy charged with sexually assaulting 28-year-old woman after harassing her while jogging on suburban bike path

A teenager has been charged with false imprisonment and sexual assault of a female jogger.

The 13-year-old boy, from Rowville, in Melbourne’s south-east, was charged with the alleged attack on a woman on Dandenong Creek Trail in January.

Victoria Police say the 28-year-old woman was running along the footpath on January 31 when she was sexually assaulted.

She managed to repel the criminal, who fled the scene on his bicycle.

The boy was charged with stalking, assault with intent to commit sexual assault, false imprisonment and sexual assault.

He appeared at an out-of-session court hearing over the weekend, where he was released on bail to appear in juvenile court at a later date.