Police have arrested a 71-year-old former youth worker and charged him with child sexual offences.
A former youth worker in the NSW Hunter region is facing 15 charges for historical sex crimes allegedly committed against two boys between 1990 and 2004.
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The 71-year-old man from Marks Point was arrested on Thursday morning following an eight-month investigation.
The charges include sexual intercourse with children, supplying prohibited drugs, and committing aggravated indecent assault on someone under the offender's authority.
They were allegedly committed over a 15-year-period in Muswellbrook and Gateshead.
The man has been refused bail and will appear at Newcastle Local Court on Friday.
Australian Associated Press
