A man who allegedly drugged and kidnapped a woman, photographing himself sexually assaulting her before attempting to extort a $300,000 ransom for the images has been extradited from Victoria to NSW.
The 29-year-old is due to face court in Sydney on Saturday after being arrested at Oakleigh East in Victoria on Thursday.
Police will allege he directed a group of men who forced a 36-year-old woman into a car at Epping in Sydney’s northwest in April.
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She was taken to hospital for treatment the next day after telling police investigating she had been drugged and sexually assaulted.
Detectives found her clothing, as well as drugs and bindings believed to have been used in the alleged sexual assault in the bin of an Eastwood home, not far from where the woman was abducted.
The items were taken for forensic examination.
The 29-year-old man extradited from Victoria on Friday has been charged with aggravated sexual assault in company and deprive liberty, detain in company with intent to ransom occasioning actual bodily harm, use intoxicating substance to commit indictable offence, and knowingly directing the activities of a criminal group.
He also faces charges for allegedly recording the alleged sexual assault and threatening to distribute the images, with police alleging he sought a $300,000 ransom.
The man is due to face Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday.
