Sex attack on teen at Splendour

POLICE are investigating reports that a young woman was sexually assaulted at Byron Bay’s Splendour in the Grass music festival at the weekend.

The revelation came as police released information from their high-visibility operation throughout the event.

The festival drew crowds of 35,000 people a day across four days, with a large-scale police operation resulted in 115 people arrested and charged with 148 drug offences.

Investigations are continuing into the alleged sexual assault of an 18-year-old woman at about 11pm on Sunday night.

Police declined to comment further on the investigation.

Meanwhile, a 42-year-old man was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and trespass after allegedly threatening a security guard with a plank of wood before kicking him just before 11pm on Saturday. A 25-yearold man was charged with possession, supplying a prohibited drug and dealing with the proceeds of crime after allegedly found in possession of 57 MDMA tablets and cash.