SL asylum seeker charged with another sexual assault

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A Sri Lankan asylum seeker charged with indecently assaulting a woman in her university accommodation allegedly tried to get into another student's room within minutes of the attack.

Court documents say Daxchan Selvarajah, 21, entered a unit in Culloden Road at Macquarie University about 3.30am (AEDT) on Thursday and put his hand down the pyjama pants of a 20-year-old female student.

Police say the woman awoke and screamed, and her attacker fled.

Selvarajah was arrested on Tuesday at Railway Square in Sydney's CBD and charged with two counts of aggravated entering a dwelling with intent to commit indecent assault and one count of indecent assault.

In the same 10-minute time frame as the attack on the 20-year-old student, the accused also attempted to enter the unit next door with the same intent, court documents allege.

"He knew that there were persons present within the said dwelling place," the charge sheet states.

Selvarajah chose not to appear when his matter was mentioned briefly in Central Local Court on Wednesday.

He did not apply for bail, which was formally refused.

His lawyer Ken Robinson told the court his client intended to apply for bail at his next appearance on March 7 in Parramatta Local Court.

He will appear via audio-visual link with the aid of an interpreter.

Mr Robinson told reporters outside court his client was "doing well".

"He's obviously feeling the strain a little bit," he added.

An immigration department spokeswoman has said the man was an asylum seeker on a bridging visa, but was not living in accommodation at Macquarie University at the time of the attack.

The university has said Campus Living, part of the Transfield Group, provides services for asylum seekers including temporary accommodation under a 2012 agreement with the Red Cross's Asylum Seeker Assistance Scheme (ASAS).

Campus Living's website describes the accommodation as Macquarie University Village.

Court documents say Selvarajah lived in a unit in Parramatta. (AAP)

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Comments - 9

chacha Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:00 AM

crazy via DM Android App

Jay Wednesday, 27 February 2013 08:55 AM

Give asylum to criminals and suffer,that's the west's fate

jc Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:00 AM

are these the same sexual allegations they say slgov doing to them when they are sent back? must be doing for practise, before arrival via DM Android App

Saliya Wickremasuriya Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:00 AM

"He was on bridging visa." - And he bombed and destroyed his own bridge just for the sake of a moment's pleasure. via DM Android App

SL Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:21 AM

Now Aussies should understand what they are doing by giving asylum to criminals & terrorists

jiggy Wednesday, 27 February 2013 11:59 AM

Please give him citizenship. The SL government should not stop the boats that go to Aussie. We should give diesel subsidies to the boat owners.
Aussies should be careful, it will start with sexual assault and then riots on the streets and demands for seperate homelands.

podda Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:19 PM

Now SL women can come to SL seeking asylum here in SL:P.because soo many LTTE asylum seekers are in OZ

mancini Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:42 PM

Sri Lanka is getting a reputation !

Nihal Amarasekera Thursday, 28 February 2013 06:35 AM

In search o greener pastures??

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