Danushka Gunathilaka cleared of sexual assault charge
The 32-year-old Sri Lankan was arrested in November 2022 and trialled in a Sydney court for "stealthing" © Getty Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been acquitted of sexual assault charges by a Sydney court, AAP reported. The 32-year-old was arrested in November last year on the sidelines of the T20 World Cup after a woman accused him of sexual intercourse without consent. He was charged on four counts of rape but only one count of "stealthing" and was taken up by the court for trial. Gunathilaka pleaded not guilty and faced a four-day long trial in front of Judge Sarah Huggett in the Downing Centre District Court. Gunathilaka, who is under suspension from all forms of cricket by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), is now free to return to Sri Lanka. "The evidence establishes that there was no opportunity for the accused to remove the condom ... because that intercourse was continuous," Judge Huggett said during the verdict, noting that the cricketer ha