Mauritius Commonwealth Games official charged with assault

The Queensland Police Service has charged an international Commonwealth Games delegate after an alleged assault on the Gold Coast last week, Queensland Police say.

Police will allege the 52-year-old Mauritian man assaulted a 26-year-old woman in Southport on March 29.

The matter was reported to police who charged the man with one count of sexual assault today.

The man is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on April 17.

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