Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathalika arrested over alleged 'sexual assault'

Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, has been charged after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in Sydney, said a local newspaper on Sunday.

It said that the opener was arrested on Sunday morning for his alleged sexual assault "of a 29-year-old woman in Rose Bay earlier this week".

Gunathilaka, who was ruled out of the World Cup in the first round itself with a hamstring injury, was replaced in the squad. The 31-year-old, who has played eight Tests, 47 ODIs and 46 T20Is, however remained with the side during its campaign.

According to the report, Gunathilaka was communicating with a woman for a few days "via an online dating app before they met in person". He then allegedly sexually assaulted the woman on the evening of November 2.

The cricketer was arrested at a hotel on Sussex Street, Sydney in the early hours of Sunday and taken to the Sydney City Police Station and charged with "four counts of sexual intercourse without consent".

He was refused bail and will appear at the Parramatta Bail Court via an audio-visual link on Sunday.

The New South Wales Police in a statement posted on their website without naming the alleged offender but disclosing his nationality, said on Sunday morning, "Sex Crimes Squad detectives have charged a Sri Lankan national following an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Sydney's east last week.

"Yesterday (Saturday 5 November 2022), detectives from the State Crime Command's Sex Crimes Squad and Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command commenced a joint investigation under Strike Force Veteran following reports a 29-year-old woman had been sexually assaulted at a residence in Rose Bay earlier this week. The woman met with the man after communicating with him for a number of days via an online dating application; it's alleged he then sexually assaulted her on the evening of Wednesday 2 November 2022," said the statement.

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