Scots College Assault Allegations

The Scots College is a private boys’ school in Bellevue Hill in Sydney, Australia. Three students from the school — one aged 13 and two aged 14 — were arrested and charged in August 2026 over the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in a Bondi Junction alleyway on July 22. The boys have been granted bail and the allegations have not been proven in court.

Scots College Sexual Assault Allegations

Three Scots College Students Charged Over Alleged Sexual Assault Of 14-Year-Old Girl. NSW Police allege the three boys sexually assaulted the girl in an alleyway in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. A 13-year-old and one 14-year-old were each charged with aggravated sexual assault in company and two counts of aggravated sexual touching. The other 14-year-old was charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault in company and one count of aggravated sexual touching. [ABC News]

Police Say Alleged Assault Occurred In Bondi Junction Alleyway. Investigators allege the incident occurred on the evening of July 22 in an alleyway at Bondi Junction. Reporting on the police investigation says the accused boys and the alleged victim knew one another before the incident. [Daily Telegraph]

Police Examining CCTV And Possible Phone Footage Of Incident. Police have examined security-camera footage as part of the investigation, while reporting on the case says a mobile phone was produced during part of the alleged incident. Authorities are investigating footage and electronic evidence connected with the case. [Daily Telegraph]

Police Raided Homes Of Scots College Students And Seized Electronic Devices. Officers executed search warrants at several homes in Sydney’s eastern suburbs before arresting the three boys. Police seized electronic devices for forensic examination during the searches. [7NEWS]

Replica Guns, BB Gun And Suspected Stolen Number Plate Seized During Searches. Police said one of the searches also uncovered two replica firearms, a Glock-style BB gun, three laser pointers and a number plate believed to have been stolen. Authorities did not allege that the weapons were used during the sexual assault. [ABC News]

Three Accused Students Granted Bail Ahead Of Children’s Court Appearance. All three boys were granted bail after being charged. They were scheduled to appear before a children’s court on August 25, 2026. [News.com.au]

Scots College Response

Scots College Confirmed Accused Boys Were Students And Said It Was Cooperating With Police. The school confirmed the three charged boys attend Scots College and said it takes the matter seriously. College officials said they were cooperating with police and did not want to comment in a way that could interfere with the investigation or court proceedings. [ABC News]

Principal Ian Lambert Warned Students And Alumni Against Speculation And Sharing Material. Scots College principal Dr Ian Lambert urged members of the school community not to spread rumors, speculate about the case or distribute material connected to the allegations online. The warning came amid reports that footage associated with the incident may have circulated among students. [Daily Telegraph]

Parents Petitioned School Over Handling Of Sexual Assault Charges. Parents of Scots College students circulated a petition criticizing what they described as inadequate communication from school leadership. The parents demanded an extraordinary meeting and sought assurances that the accused students would not return to campus while the criminal case was underway. [Daily Telegraph]

Accused Students Moved To Home-Based Learning Rather Than Expelled. Reporting on the school’s response said the three boys had not been expelled and were instead moved to home-based learning. Some parents criticized the decision and called for stronger disciplinary action, while school leadership emphasized that the criminal allegations had not yet been determined by a court. [Daily Telegraph]

Scots College Council Backed Principal Amid Calls For His Resignation. As criticism of the school intensified, the Scots College Council publicly supported Lambert. Council chairman Glen Pather said sexual violence was unacceptable but emphasized that the school was not in a position to decide the guilt or innocence of students facing criminal charges. [Daily Telegraph]

School Briefed Students In Year 5 And Above About Allegations. Scots College leadership said students from Year 5 upward were spoken to about the case in what the school described as an age-appropriate manner. The step came as parents questioned how the institution was addressing the allegations with the wider student body. [Human Resources Director]

Scots College Assault Case Fallout

Five Boys Arrested After Home Of Accused Scots College Student Allegedly Targeted With Eggs. Police were called after a group allegedly threw eggs at the Dover Heights home of one of the boys charged in the sexual assault case. Five boys between 13 and 17 were arrested; four were released without charge, while a 17-year-old was charged with breaching bail and possessing a knife in a public place. Police said those arrested were not Scots College students or employees. [7NEWS]

Prominent Scots College Alumnus Resigned As CEO After Messages About Case Became Public. Arthur Tzaneros, a former Scots College student and chief executive of ACFS Port Logistics, resigned after WhatsApp messages in which he discussed the sexual assault allegations became public. Tzaneros apologized for the comments, describing them as inappropriate and insensitive. [Daily Telegraph]