Set off warning: Sexual assault and rape. The story comprises particulars which might be graphic in nature and could also be unsuitable for some readers.
Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been granted bail as he awaits trial on costs of sexual activity with out consent.
The opening batter, who was with the Sri Lankan crew in Australia for the T20 World Cup, was arrested within the early hours of October 6 on the Hyatt Regency Resort, the place the Sri Lankan crew was staying for the World Cup. Gunathilaka had been requested to remain again with the crew and endure his rehabilitation course of after he was dominated out of the match attributable to a hamstring harm.
Gunathilaka was subsequently charged with 4 counts of sexual activity with out consent, and is but to present a plea. He was granted bail by Justice of the Peace Janet Wahlquist in Sydney’s Downing Heart Native courtroom on Thursday. The cricketer attended the listening to by an audiovisual hyperlink from Parklea Jail.
Prosecutor Kerry-Ann McKinnon was not impressed with the bail being granted, as she felt that Gunathilka might jeopardize the security of the complainant – who has not been named attributable to authorized causes.
Gunathilaka was earlier denied bail on November 7 however after protection barrister Murugan Thangraj utilized for his launch, the case reappeared on the Native Courtroom listing on Thursday.
Thangaraj added that if Gunathilaka breached his bail, there could be no query that his profession could be all however over.
“The complainant tried to take away the accused’s hand by grabbing his wrist however the accused squeezed tighter round her neck. The complainant was fearing for her life and couldn’t get away from the accused,” a police details sheet filed with the courtroom mentioned, as quoted by ESPN Cricinfo.
Danushka Gunathilaka barred from utilizing any courting app
Gunathilaka ratified among the statements made by the sufferer however denied being violent or doing something with out consent. Additional studies from ESPN Cricinfo declare that the complainant didn’t give consent to intercourse with out safety or every other sexual act that was carried out.
Gunathilaka was granted bail on a surety of AUD 150,000 and a sequence of circumstances. He can not use Tinder or every other courting app and has additionally been barred from utilizing any of his current social media accounts except within the presence of his authorized crew.
Gunathilaka and the alleged sufferer matched on Tinder, following which they arrange a date. The complainant has claimed that the cricketer refused to put on a condom and choked her thrice.
