The Northern Territory 's chief minister has accused the media of ignoring the rape of a seven-year-old Aboriginal girl in the Northern Territory and implied the reporting was racist . It was reported by the ABC on March 8 that an Aboriginal girl at a town camp outside of Alice Springs had been raped . In a two-sentence media release the following day , NT Police media wrote : 'Alice Springs Police have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man following the sexual assault of a minor . ' 'He was refused bail overnight , to appear in Alice Springs Magistrates Court today ( Tuesday ) . ' No further information was released . During parliament on Tuesday NT chief minister Adam Giles ( pictured ) accused the media of not reporting on the rape of an Aboriginal minor because the child was not ' a blonde-haired , blue eyed little girl . ' The Opposition Leader Delia Lawrie ( pictured ) was quick to defend reporters , labelling Mr Giles accusations as 'heinous ' and pointing out that minimal information was available about the case . The seven-year-old girl was raped by a 29-year-old near Alice Springs . Giles said : ' A little Aboriginal kid in the Hidden Valley town camp ... it 's just not been noticed and I think it 's quite disgusting ' ( stock image ) However , during parliament on Tuesday the chief minister Adam Giles accused the media of not reporting the story because the child was not ' a blonde-haired , blue eyed little girl . ' 'The saddest part is it was a little blip on the media radar . It raised a few column inches and it disappeared , ' he said . 'One can only think that if it was a blonde-haired blue-eyed little girl it would have made the front page of media around the country . 'But a little Aboriginal kid in the Hidden Valley town camp ... it 's just not been noticed and I think it 's quite disgusting . ' However , the Opposition Leader Delia Lawrie was quick to defend reporters , labelling Mr Giles accusations as 'heinous ' and pointing out that minimal information was available about the case . All government agencies involved in delivering services and law enforcement at town camps across Alice Springs and Tennant Creek will meet on Friday to discuss safety and living conditions ( stock image ) 'Do n't blame people who were n't provided information from the very government that is now seeking to blame them , ' she said . ' I would n't be surprised if there 's a lot of pressure on police in terms of what goes out in the media domain , that fits with the culture of cover-up in the ( Country Liberal Party ) . ' Police Minister Peter Chandler denied the government was leaning on police not to release information on crime if it was politically uncomfortable . 'Absolutely not , ' he said . 'If anybody thinks things are being held back or hidden , that 's good for nobody . ' Acting Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw stood by the timing of the sparse media release . Acting Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw stood by the timing of the sparse media release . He said police took great care in making sure that when action was taken it was correct and would not prejudice any case before the courts . He would not comment on the chief minister using such a sensitive issue as a 'political football ' . Earlier Mr Giles announced the alleged rape had sparked crisis talks on town camps . All government agencies involved in delivering services and law enforcement at town camps across Alice Springs and Tennant Creek will meet at a closed forum on Friday to discuss safety and living conditions and the performance of government and private organisations providing services .
An Aboriginal girl , 7 , was raped by a man , 29 , near Alice Springs . The NT police released One sentences about the man 's arrest to the public . However NT chief minister Adam Giles accused the the media of ignoring the incident because the victim was not ' a blonde-haired , blue-eyed girl ' Opposition Leader Delia Lawrie has called this accusation 'heinous ' Lawrie pointed out that the media was not provided with any details .