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Orpheus Pledger: Home and Away star accused of assault arrested after chase | World News

Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger has been arrested following a three-day police manhunt for the actor, according to Australian media reports.

The 30-year-old was due to appear in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday accused of assaulting a woman, Sky News. Australia saying.

The actor had been granted bail on Monday for a court-ordered hospital evaluation and had been ordered to return to court the following day.

When he failed to show up, Victoria Police issued an arrest warrant and asked the public to help find him.

On Thursday night, Victoria Police confirmed that Pledger had been found and arrested, ABC News and Sky News Australia reported.

He faces four counts of assault for allegedly assaulting a woman.

Pledger’s manager, Craig McMahon, told the Sydney Morning Herald that he had not been in contact with his client this week, but was surprised by the assault allegations.

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Pledger starred in Neighbors, another Australian soap opera, in 2011.

He joined the cast of Home and Away in 2016 and played Mason Morgan for three years.

Early in his career, he appeared in other television shows, Silversun and CrashBurn.

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