Assault victim jumps into river

The Clarence River.

Daily Examiner

TWO people have been charged after they allegedly indecently assaulted a woman who jumped into a northern NSW river to escape.

On Saturday afternoon, a 23-year-old Casino woman met a 44-year-old man and 42-year-old woman at a pub in Casino, on the state's mid-north coast.

The group went to a caravan park in South Grafton, where the couple offered to drive the young woman to her Casino home later in the evening.

On their way to Casino, the man allegedly pulled the car into a camping ground at Lilydale and threatened the young woman.

Police said she was indecently assaulted before she was able to escape by jumping into the Clarence River.

The 23-year-old then went into a nearby home, where police were contacted.

The couple, from South Grafton, were arrested at Grafton on Sunday afternoon and later charged with a range of offences, including three counts of aggravated indecent assault each.

They are due to appear at Grafton Local Court on Monday.