Australian rugby union star Kurtley Beale has been arrested over an alleged sexual assault at a Bondi hotel late last year.
Beale was stopped by police on Rainbow Street, Kingsford just before 2.30pm on Friday afternoon and taken to Waverley Police Station.
NSW Police said in a statement on Friday afternoon: “A man has been arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged sexual assault in Sydney’s east last year.
“In December, officers from Tweed/Byron Police District received a report a 28-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted at a licensed premise on Beach Road, Bondi Beach, on Saturday 17 December 2022.
“Detectives from Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command took carriage of the matter and commenced an investigation under Strike Force Titheradge.