<p class="title">Danish golf star Thorbjorn Olesen has been suspended from the European Tour after being charged with sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 29-year-old -- a member of the victorious 2019 European Ryder Cup team and a five-time champion on the European Tour -- is to appear in court in London on August 21.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Thorbjorn Olesen has been suspended from the European Tour pending the outcome of legal proceedings," a European Tour spokesperson said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"As this remains an ongoing legal matter, we are unable to make any further comment at this time."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The alleged incidents took place last week when Olesen was returning on a British Airways flight from Memphis after competing in the St Jude Invitational.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police arrested him when the plane landed at Heathrow and subsequently released him under investigation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"A man has been charged in connection with an incident on an inbound flight to Heathrow Airport on Monday, July 29," said a Metropolitan Police spokesperson.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Jacob Thorbjorn Olesen, 29, of Redcliffe Road, Kensington and Chelsea, was charged by postal requisition on Thursday, August 1 with sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He is due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, August 21."</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday Olesen's lawyer, Paul Morris, released a statement which read: "Thorbjorn has cooperated fully with the police during their investigation, but while the legal proceedings are still ongoing he unfortunately cannot comment on this matter at this time."</p>.<p class="bodytext">pi/cw</p>
<p class="title">Danish golf star Thorbjorn Olesen has been suspended from the European Tour after being charged with sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 29-year-old -- a member of the victorious 2019 European Ryder Cup team and a five-time champion on the European Tour -- is to appear in court in London on August 21.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Thorbjorn Olesen has been suspended from the European Tour pending the outcome of legal proceedings," a European Tour spokesperson said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"As this remains an ongoing legal matter, we are unable to make any further comment at this time."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The alleged incidents took place last week when Olesen was returning on a British Airways flight from Memphis after competing in the St Jude Invitational.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police arrested him when the plane landed at Heathrow and subsequently released him under investigation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"A man has been charged in connection with an incident on an inbound flight to Heathrow Airport on Monday, July 29," said a Metropolitan Police spokesperson.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Jacob Thorbjorn Olesen, 29, of Redcliffe Road, Kensington and Chelsea, was charged by postal requisition on Thursday, August 1 with sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and common assault.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"He is due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, August 21."</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Monday Olesen's lawyer, Paul Morris, released a statement which read: "Thorbjorn has cooperated fully with the police during their investigation, but while the legal proceedings are still ongoing he unfortunately cannot comment on this matter at this time."</p>.<p class="bodytext">pi/cw</p>