A five-year-old girl was reported to have been sexually assaulted by children her own age at a remote community . Detective Superintendent Brent Warren told the ABC that two boys , aged five and six , allegedly led the indecent assault which was reported by a parent at Alice Springs last month . However he said officers were focusing more on the children 's home environment to determine what could have led to the behaviour , confirming that the young girl was not taken to hospital . Stock image : Detective Superintendent Brent Warren said officers were focusing more on the children 's home environment to determine what could have led to the behaviour . 'Once we investigated and started asking questions about what happened and talking to the young people involved , it became clear that yes there was some sexualised talking and some sexualised behaviour , ' Superintendent Warren told the ABC . ' [ It was ] the kind of incident that we have to refer onto other people to provide a more therapeutic involvement . ' It comes just a few days after the Northern Territory 's chief minister accused the media of ignoring the alleged rape of a seven-year-old Aboriginal girl in the Northern Territory and implied the reporting was racist . The incident was reported on March 8 by the ABC which reported that an Aboriginal girl at a town camp outside of Alice Springs had been raped . It comes after 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 ' 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 . 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 . 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 . Stock image : 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 ' '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 . ' Acting Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw stood by the timing of the sparse media release . 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 . '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 . 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 . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
The assault was reported to police by a parent of 29 of the children . Officers are focusing on looking into the children 's home environment to determine what could have led to the behaviour . It comes after an Aboriginal girl was raped by a man , one , near Alice Springs . NT chief minister Adam Giles accused the the media of ignoring that incident because the victim was not ' a blonde-haired , blue-eyed girl '