Detective Inspector Kevin Goan said that three teenage boys allegedly broke into a home in Manunda, Cairns about 3.30am on Friday while a couple, aged in their 30s, were asleep inside.
“While one male offender has detained the male occupant in the house, two others have escorted the female occupant at knifepoint to an outside area where she has been sexually assaulted,” Goan said yesterday.
Two teenage boys, aged 15 and 16, were arrested later in the day as police tried to track down a third suspect.
They found a third teenager, aged 15, at a home in Manunda just before 6pm yesterday and took him into custody.
He has been charged with 13 offences including five counts of rape and two counts of armed robbery and deprivation of liberty, as well as other charges.
He will appear in Innisfail Children’s Court today.
The other two teenagers were charged yesterday with 11 offences each, including five counts of rape and two counts each of armed robbery and deprivation of liberty, one count each of enter dwelling, and entering a dwelling with intent whilst armed in company.
The new charges come as bodycam footage is released showing the dramatic arrest of one teenager on Friday.
The officer can be seen tackling him to the ground before placing him under arrest.
