Mauritian official charged by Qld police

The former official of the Mauritius Commonwealth Games team has been charged with sexually assaulting an athlete.

Police confirmed on Friday they had charged a 52-year-old man with one count of sexual assault.

It's alleged the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, assaulted a 26-year-old woman in the athletes' village last Thursday.

He'll face Southport Magistrates Court on April 17.

On Thursday, a spokesman for Mauritius Sports Minister Stephan Toussaint confirmed the man had stepped down from his role and left the village in the wake of the allegations.

"(He) left the Commonwealth Games village yesterday and (will) reside in a hotel in Gold Coast," Mr Toussaint's press attache Fabien Hector told AAP.

Mr Hector added the official didn't attend Wednesday's opening ceremony.

Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive David Grevemberg said if the allegations were proven his organisation would be taking a zero-tolerance approach.

"Anytime any investigation is launched into a safeguarding issue it is of grave concern," he said.

"It compromises the integrity of everything we seek to uphold in terms of harm-free environments."