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Australian police make arrest after alleged assault on Modern Family star
[February 21, 2014] SYDNEY (Reuters) — Police said on Friday a man has been arrested after one of the stars of the hit U.S. sitcom "Modern Family" was allegedly assaulted during a trip to Australia, where she and other cast members are filming an episode.
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Sarah Hyland, known for her role as oldest sibling Haley
Dunphy in the award-winning comedy series, was posing for a
photograph with a fan outside a venue in downtown Sydney when he
allegedly groped her chest. New South Wales state police said a 29-year-old man had been
arrested at the scene and charged with indecent assault. Hyland left the event early, later writing on Twitter: "Sorry to
all the fans outside the #qantas event that I didn't get to say
hi to but I had to leave due to an inappropriate touch of a
fan". Her partner, actor Matt Prokop, also took to Twitter to condemn
the incident, saying one person had ruined the event for all the
other fans there. "Modern Family", a mockumentary-style show about an
unconventional extended family, won its fourth consecutive Emmy
for best comedy series in September. The cast has caused a stir of excitement with a number of public
appearances since arriving in Australia earlier his week. They
are scheduled to shoot scenes for a special holiday episode in
Sydney, Hayman Island and the Great Barrier Reef. (Reporting by Thuy Ong; editing by Matt Siegel and Paul Tait) [© 2014 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.] Copyright 2014 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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