Man charged with groping Modern Family star Sarah Hyland

 
Staff Reporter21 February 2014
The Weekender

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A man has been charged for allegedly groping Modern Family star Sarah Hyland at a party in Australia.

The actress fled the party in tears in Sydney on Thursday after accusing the 29-year-old fan of touching her inappropriately.

A source told gossip website TMZ.com that following an investigation, the man, who was arrested at the party, has now been charged with assault with an act of indecency.

The 23-year-old actress, who plays Haley Dunphy in the US comedy series, is currently in Australia shooting a special holiday episode of the show and attended the party hosted by Qantas at The Sebel Pier One in Sydney, with her boyfriend, Matt Prokop.

Hyland pushed the man away and screamed, 'Don't touch me there,' before security intervened and police were called to the scene.

Shortly after the incident, Hyland wrote 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 actor boyfriend also tweeted: "To the a**hole who assaulted Sarah tonight I hope to God you don't see next week.

"All Sarah wanted to do tonight was say hi to the girls who were waiting outside one douche can ruin it for everyone. Goodnight."

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