Gunathilaka charged for alleged sexual assault, arrested in Sydney - ESPNcricinfo

Gunathilaka was arrested successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday greeting from the squad edifice successful Sydney's cardinal concern territory aft a constabulary probe into reports that a 29-year-old women had been sexually assaulted astatine a residence successful Rose Bay earlier successful the week.

"The pistillate met with the antheral aft communicating with him for a fig of days via an online dating application; it's alleged helium past sexually assaulted her connected the evening of Wednesday 2 November 2022," a New South Wales constabulary connection said. "As portion of ongoing investigations, a transgression country introspection was undertaken by specializer constabulary astatine an code successful Rose Bay yesterday.

"Following further inquiries, a 31-year-old antheral was arrested astatine a edifice connected Sussex Street, Sydney, soon earlier 1am contiguous (Sunday 6 November 2022).

"He was taken to Sydney City Police Station and charged with 4 counts of intersexual intercourse without consent. The Sri Lankan nationalist was refused bail to look astatine Parramatta Bail Court via AVL [audio ocular links] today."

Sri Lanka Cricket besides issued a merchandise connected Sunday morning, aft quality had breached astir the charges.

"Sri Lanka Cricket confirms that it was notified by the ICC that subordinate Danushka Gunathilaka has been arrested connected the allegations of intersexual battle of a pistillate successful Sydney, and Mr. Gunathilaka is owed to look successful tribunal time (7 November 2022).

"SLC volition intimately show the proceedings successful tribunal and, successful consultation with the ICC, volition expeditiously initiate a thorough enquiry into the substance and instrumentality stern enactment against the subordinate if recovered guilty."

Gunathilaka was ruled retired of the T20 World Cup during the archetypal circular with a hamstring injury. He was replaced successful the squad but remained with the squad successful Australia. He has played 8 Tests, 47 ODIs and 46 T20Is for Sri Lanka since making his planetary debut successful November 2015.