A 51-year-old man has been charged after a British tourist reported that a cyclist grabbed her bottom while she was on a morning run near Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
The woman was exercising at about 5.30am on Thursday on Bondi Road when a man riding a red bicycle approached her from behind. Speaking to the lifestyle site Mamamia, she said the man "came up on my right-hand side and almost had to slow down to get around me", adding: "That's when I felt somebody grab me and grope my bum."
Arrest and Charges
In a statement to the Express, NSW Police said officers from Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command responded to reports of an alleged sexual touching incident on Bondi Road, Bondi, at about 5.30am on Thursday 29 October 2026. They were told a woman was jogging when she was approached and sexually touched by an unknown man.
Following inquiries, at about 3pm on Friday 30 October 2026, officers attached to Inner West Police Area Command arrested a 51-year-old man at a property on Unwins Bridge Road, Tempe. He was taken to Newtown Police Station and charged with sexually touching another person without consent, entering enclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, and hindering or resisting a police officer in the execution of duty.
Woman's Reaction
According to Mamamia, after the alleged incident the woman said: "I was so frightened, but I just thought, I can't let him get away with that." Nine News reported she told the Channel "it really scared me" and that she was able to film the cyclist on her mobile phone as he sped down Bondi Road. In the video, the alleged offender can be seen turning back at her, denying the claims.
"I f***ing did nothing to you, you dog," he said.
The man was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Court 7 on Saturday 31 October 2026.
