April 6, 2018

Two South Burnett men have been arrested and charged by Townsville police over separate alleged child sex incidents.

A 20-year-old Kingaroy man will face two counts of indecent treatment of a child and one count of common assault.

The incidents are alleged to have occurred between 2015 and 2017.

In an unrelated matter, a 45-year-old Blackbutt man has been charged with two counts of rape and three counts of indecent treatment of a child relating to alleged incidents between 2014 and 2015.

Both men are expected to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court.