Sydney councillor accuses Indigenous elder Mick Mundine of sexual assault
Key points
- Sydney councillor Yvonne Weldon has revealed she is the now-adult complainant in child sexual assault charges against Indigenous elder Mick Mundine. Mr Mundine, the 79-year-old chief executive of the Aboriginal Housing Company, was arrested by the Sex Crimes Squad on Thursday.
- He has been charged with sexual assault and sexual assault of a person under 16, over an alleged historical incident involving a 15-year-old girl in Redfern in 1986.
- Police have granted him bail, and he is due to face the Downing Centre Local Court next week.
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