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By Keane Bourke and David Weber

Man accused of luring 13yo girl from shopping centre before drugging and assaulting her

A man has been charged by police after he allegedly lured a 13-year-old girl from a shopping centre in Perth's south-east before drugging and indecently assaulting her.

Police allege Jeremy John Rowe started a conversation with the girl at a Thornlie shopping centre on Sunday, September 27.

The 44-year-old is alleged to have taken the girl to another location and given her a substance, before indecently dealing with her.

A statement from police said officers responded to the incident a short time later.

"Police attended the location and found the victim unconscious and she was conveyed to Perth Children's Hospital," a WA Police spokeswoman said.

Detectives from the Child Abuse Squad charged the Thornlie man after raiding a home on Thursday.

Footage of the raid showed bags of evidence being taken from the property.

Mr Rowe was charged with six offences, including two counts of procuring a child to engage in sexual behaviour and two counts of indecently dealing with a child.

He was also charged with supplying cannabis and with stupefying with intent to commit an indictable offence.

The 44-year-old appeared in Armadale Court via videolink and was remanded in custody.

He will next appear in court on October 22.

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