Dan Sultan charged with indecent assault by Victoria police
Musician Dan Sultan has cancelled all of his upcoming performances after he was charged with indecent assault by Victoria police.
The blues and rock singer was slated to perform at the Perth festival on Sunday, the Port Fairy folk festival in Victoria next week, and the Parrtjima festival in Alice Springs in April, but has pulled out of all appearances.
Victoria police confirmed in a statement that a 36-year-old man from Connells Point in New South Wales had been charged over an incident in Melbourne’s Coburg in September 2008.
“A man from Connells Point, NSW has been charged with one count of indecent assault. He was summonsed to appear at Melbourne magistrates’ court on 16 March 2020.”
Sultan has since been replaced on the Perth festival lineup by band End of Fashion.
Director of the Port Fairy folk festival, Caroline Moore, told the Warrnambool Standard on Wednesday that Sultan had also pulled out.
“The festival has advised that, due to current circumstances Dan Sultan has cancelled all current performance commitments. He will allow the legal process to take its course before making any further comment.”
The organisers of Parrtjima, the Northern Territory Major Events Company, also confirmed that Sultan would no longer play the festival.
“Due to current circumstances, Dan Sultan has cancelled all current performance commitments,” they said. “Organisers of Parrtijma will be announcing more artists shortly within its program release due on 2 March.”
Sultan won an Aria for best children’s album last year for Nali & Friends, and has previously won Arias for best rock album, best blues and roots album and best male artist.
Sultan and his management have been contacted for comment.
