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AFP contractor to face ACT court on assault charge

An AFP appointee contractor has been summoned to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court today (9 September, 2024) charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm.

The AFP appointee contractor has been suspended.

The AFP is committed to transparency.

No further comment will be made.

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