Indigenous Elder Mick Mundine Charged Over Historical Sexual Assault Allegation
Mick Mundine, a prominent Indigenous elder and head of the Aboriginal Housing Company, has been charged by authorities in connection with a historical child sexual assault allegation.
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Prominent Indigenous elder Mick Mundine has been charged over a historical child sexual assault allegation, the ABC understands.
Sex Crimes Squad detectives arrested Aboriginal Housing Company chief executive Mr Mundine at Redfern in Sydney's inner south about 7am on Thursday.
Police said the 79-year-old had been taken to Newtown Police Station for questioning before being charged with sexual assault and sexual assault person under 16 years of age.
Police said Strike Force Millersburg was set up in December last year to investigate allegations against Mr Mundine that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old at Redfern in 1986.
He has been granted conditional bail ahead of a scheduled appearance at Downing Centre Local Court on October 14.
Mr Mundine's lawyer Fahim Arya said his client was shocked by his arrest but declined to comment further on the charges.
Aboriginal Housing Company has been contacted for comment.
Mr Mundine is the brother of late boxer Tony Mundine, who died in August, and the uncle of rugby league player turned boxer Anthony Mundine.
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Prominent Indigenous elder charged over child sex assault allegation
Aboriginal Housing Company boss Mick Mundine is charged over an historical child sexual assault allegation.
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High-profile Indigenous elder Mick Mundine has been charged over a historical child sexual assault allegation.
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High-profile Indigenous elder Mick Mundine has been charged over a historical child sexual assault allegation.
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