Nepalese tourist accused of raping a woman in a Sydney apartment before fleeing to New York is arrested and extradited to Australia
- A Nepalese man was extradited from New York to Sydney on May 4, 2019
- He allegedly sexually assaulted a 21-year-old woman while holidaying in 2017
- The man left Australia within hours of the alleged assault having taken place
A tourist who allegedly raped a woman in a Sydney apartment before fleeing the country hours later has been extradited from the United States to Australia to face charges.
The man, who was arrested in New York on a federal warrant in January, is accused of sexually and indecently assaulting a 21-year-old woman at a Carlton unit in June 2017.
The Nepalese national allegedly fled Australia in the hours after the incident.
A Nepalese man has been extradited from the United States to Sydney after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman while on holiday
The 35-year-old allegedly sexually and indecently assaulted a 21-year-old woman at an apartment in Carlton, in Sydney's south, in June 2017
He was arrested in January by the New York Police Department's United States Marshall Service Task Force.
The man was taken from New York to Los Angeles, where NSW Police took custody of him on Thursday last week.
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He was flown to Sydney on Saturday and charged with sexual intercourse without consent with an act of indecency.
He was refused bail and is expected to face Parramatta Bail Court on Sunday.
He was arrested on January 17, 2019, by the New York Police Department's United States Marshall Service Task Force
He was charged with two counts of sexual intercourse without consent and five counts of assault with act with indecency
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