Asylum seeker charged over alleged sex assault at Macquarie University
Gemma Jones
The Daily Telegraph
February 27, 2013 12:00AM
POLICE charged a Sri Lankan asylum seeker yesterday over the alleged indecent assault of a university student, as it emerged the federal government has given the Red Cross $265 million for asylum seekers.
The 21-year-old was on a bridging visa, immigration officials confirmed after he was arrested near Central Station at 10.15am. He was later charged with aggravated break and enter and aggravated indecent assault.
It was revealed yesterday that police were not called by Macquarie University after a 20-year-old student was allegedly attacked in campus accommodation last Thursday.
There were 55 asylum seekers living in the student accommodation at the time of the attack. Asylum seekers have also been placed at
the University of Western Sydney by the Red Cross, but those at Macquarie will leave by the end of next month, it was announced yesterday.
The charged man was believed to be visiting other asylum seekers at the campus but did not live there.
A security guard arrived at the housing block within minutes of the 3.20am incident but failed to call police, with the company which manages the accommodation declining to answer questions about the specific time police were called.
A university spokeswoman said "security protocol was not followed in the initial reporting of this incident to police."
Macquarie University claimed police were called by accommodation provider Campus Living at 7.40am, however police records show the call was not made until 9.56am.
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