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Three Scots College students appear in court over alleged sexual assault of 14-year-old girl

The Sydney teenagers remain on bail without entering a plea as their case is adjourned until October.

Updated Aug 25, 2026 · 04:21 UTC1 reports

The short version

  • Three teenage students from Sydney's Scots College appeared in Surry Hills children's court facing charges related to the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.
  • The boys, aged 13 and 14, remain on bail under an Apprehended Violence Order requiring them to stay at least 200 metres away from the complainant.
  • Judge Sue Duncombe cautioned the media regarding legal protections for juvenile identities after learning that some of the boys' names appeared in online comments.
  • The case has been adjourned for eight weeks until October 20, and no pleas have been entered.

Key facts

  • Three teenage boys—two aged 14 and one aged 13—appeared in Surry Hills children's court after being charged over an alleged incident on July 22 in Sydney's eastern suburbs.[The Guardian]
  • Court documents allege the incident took place in an alleyway over the course of 55 minutes.[The Guardian]
  • The 13-year-old and one 14-year-old face charges of aggravated sexual assault in the company of others and two counts of aggravated sexual touching, while the second 14-year-old faces one count of aggravated sexual assault in the company of others and one count of aggravated sexual touching.[The Guardian]
  • The defendants remain on bail, have not entered pleas, and are subject to an AVO keeping them 200 metres away from the girl.[The Guardian]
  • Judge Sue Duncombe reminded media to protect the juveniles' identities after noting that online comments revealing their names had already caused repercussions for some of the youths.[The Guardian]
  • Scots College previously stated on August 13 that it was cooperating with NSW Police regarding the investigation into the outside-of-school-hours incident.[The Guardian]

What remains uncertain

  • The accused teenagers have not yet entered pleas to the charges, and the legal proceedings remain ongoing.[The Guardian]

Sources