Police have charged a man with sexual assault offences following an alleged incident in a Sunshine Coast shopping centre this week.
Police will allege the 20-year-old inappropriately touched a 17-year-old girl, not known to him, at a shopping centre on Horton Parade, Maroochydore, at about 2.30pm on Monday, December 23.
The incident was immediately reported to police, and officers attended shortly afterwards.
Investigators from the Caloundra Child Protection and Investigation Unit arrested the Mountain Creek man nearby.
He has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and one count of common assault.
He was refused police bail and was due to appear in Caboolture Magistrates Court on Tuesday, December 24.
Police have appealed to anyone with further information, or who has witnessed similar incidents, to contact them.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.