A 48-year-old man has been charged after allegedly indecently assaulting a teenage girl at Madora Bay beach.
The 17-year-old girl was laying on the beach around 12.50pm on Monday when the man allegedly walked up to her and indecently assaulted her.
He then left the beach.
Police later released images of the alleged offender asking for the public's help to identify him.
He was taken into custody at his Greenfields home on Tuesday and has since been charged with unlawful and indecent assault.
The man was refused bail and will appear in the Mandurah Magistrates Court today.
Detective Senior Sergeant Tony Rosenberg Officer in Charge of Mandurah Detectives said the community provided vital information to assist with the investigation.
“On Monday afternoon we made an appeal to our local community to assist us with this investigation, and the response we received was significant," he said.
“Our appeal was shared widely via social media and the arrest we have made is a direct result of information members of the community provided to Crime Stoppers.
“On behalf of Mandurah Detectives and local police I thank everyone who shared our appeal, and thank those community members who contacted Crime Stoppers with information which proved to be vital to our investigation.”
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