DNA technology used to catch Golden State Killer leads to NSW arrest over historic alleged sexual assaults
Police charge Kempsey man for alleged attacks between 1991 and 2002Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSex crimes detectives have used emerging DNA technology to arrest an elderly man for a series of alleged sexual...
<p>Police charge Kempsey man for alleged attacks between 1991 and 2002</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/12/australia-politics-live-liberals-leadership-spill-challenge-angus-taylor-sussan-ley-libspill-question-time-anthony-albanese-senate-estimates-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Sex crimes detectives have used emerging DNA technology to arrest an elderly man for a series of alleged sexual assaults dating back more than 30 years in a first for New South Wales police.</p><p>Robert Wayne Kwan, 77, was arrested after detectives issued a search warrant in South Kempsey on the NSW north coast on Wednesday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/12/dna-technology-nsw-historic-alleged-sexual-assaults-arrest-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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