A Ballarat County Court jury has found 42-year-old Indian restaurant owner, Gunaseelan Manoharan, guilty of multiple sexual assault offences involving both a minor and an adult. Manoharan moved to Australia from India in 2014 and could be deported if the government cancels his visa.

Indian man found guilty of sexual assault in Australia

Manoharan, who ran Rooh Indian Contemporary Restaurant and Bar in Horsham, sexually assaulted a teenage staff member between March 2021 and January 2022. An adult employee also reported inappropriate behaviour. The restaurant, operating on a site managed by Horsham Rural City, closed in March 2023.

Manoharan returned to court on September 25 with his wife and two young children for a plea hearing. As he is neither a citizen nor a permanent resident, h

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