A man has faced court charged with kidnapping a nine-year-old girl and indecently assaulting her. -AAP Image
A man who allegedly kidnapped a nine-year-old girl from a Perth park before indecently assaulting her has been remanded in custody.
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Ashley James Bropho, 39, faced Perth Magistrates Court on Wednesday on several charges, according to court records.
Police allege he approached the girl, who was not known to him, at a park north of Perth on Tuesday morning and coerced her to a nearby house where he indecently dealt with her.
"The girl was able to leave the house and alert family members of the incident. The man was taken into custody a short time later," West Australian police said in a statement.
Bropho was charged with kidnapping, two counts of indecent dealings with a child under 13 and encouraging a child to engage in sexual behaviour.
He was refused police bail and is due to return to court on July 27.
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