Nepalese man extradited and charged over alleged Sydney rape
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 national is behind bars in Sydney after police extradited him from New York over alleged sexual assault charges. NSW Police
NSW Police detectives travelled to New York to collect a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a unit in Carlton, Sydney in 2017. NSW Police
The man was taken from New York to Los Angeles, where NSW Police took custody of him on Thursday last week.
He was flown to Sydney yesterday and charged with sexual intercourse without consent with an act of indecency.
He was refused bail and is expected to face Parramatta Bail Court today.
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