Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Australia multiple times and choking her so hard she required a brain scan to check for injury, local media reported Wednesday, citing unsealed court documents.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 31-year-old, who was arrested Sunday just hours after his country lost to England in the Twenty20 World Cup, has been charged with four counts of sexual assault and denied bail.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Magistrate Robert Williams had agreed to suppress details of the allegations and other elements of the case, issuing a wide-ranging gag order.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But the suppression order was successfully challenged by Australian media, which have now reported graphic details of the alleged assault against the unnamed woman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Court documents cited by public broadcaster ABC say the pair connected on a dating app before meeting at a popular bar near Sydney's Opera House on November 2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
They then travelled by ferry to the alleged victim's home and after several drinks Gunathilaka allegedly forced himself on her multiple times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It is alleged that during one of the assaults the woman saw a condom on the floor, despite asking Gunathilaka to wear one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n