Broome man on child sex charges A Broome man is facing child sex charges. A BROOME man has appeared in court this morning charged with 35 counts of sexual penetration of a young girl. The 53-year-old man was charged by Broome Detectives with 35 counts of sexual penetration of a defacto child and five counts of indecent dealing of a defacto child. The offences are alleged to have been committed in Broome between 2005 and 2012 when the female victim was aged between 7 and 14 years-old. The man appeared in the Broome Magistrates Court today and was released on bail to next appear in June.