A retired Sri Lankan army major was charged of sexual assault in Hawaii whilst he was there on a training programme with the Disaster Management Center (DMC).
The army major, who has not been named, was charged of sexually assaulting a female employee of the hotel where he was staying.
He was arrested by local police before being charged and deported from the country.
According to Colombo Page, the secretary of the ministry of disaster management said the army major had been temporarily suspended and an institution level inquiry would be conducted.