<p class="title">Gold Coast, AFP: The Commonwealth Games were hit by an indecent assault case on Wednesday as police investigated a Mauritian athlete's complaint of "inappropriate touching" by a team official.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Just hours before the opening ceremony, Australian state police said they had launched a criminal probe after a complaint was made overnight.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mauritian media said chef de mission Kaysee Teeroovengadum had been accused of the offence and had stepped down, but that he remained in Gold Coast, the Games' host city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Queensland Police Service is currently investigating a complaint in relation to an allegation of assault of an aggravated nature involving an athlete and an official from the Mauritius team," Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This is a criminal investigation that is currently underway. We are giving it an absolute priority and anticipate being able to resolve the issue over the coming days."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gollschewski told AFP that the complaint related to "inappropriate touching", adding that there were no travel restrictions in place against the alleged offender.</p>.<p class="bodytext">No immediate comment was available from the Mauritian team, which has more than 50 athletes competing in a range of sports. </p>
<p class="title">Gold Coast, AFP: The Commonwealth Games were hit by an indecent assault case on Wednesday as police investigated a Mauritian athlete's complaint of "inappropriate touching" by a team official.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Just hours before the opening ceremony, Australian state police said they had launched a criminal probe after a complaint was made overnight.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mauritian media said chef de mission Kaysee Teeroovengadum had been accused of the offence and had stepped down, but that he remained in Gold Coast, the Games' host city.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The Queensland Police Service is currently investigating a complaint in relation to an allegation of assault of an aggravated nature involving an athlete and an official from the Mauritius team," Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This is a criminal investigation that is currently underway. We are giving it an absolute priority and anticipate being able to resolve the issue over the coming days."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Gollschewski told AFP that the complaint related to "inappropriate touching", adding that there were no travel restrictions in place against the alleged offender.</p>.<p class="bodytext">No immediate comment was available from the Mauritian team, which has more than 50 athletes competing in a range of sports. </p>