A lawyer with alleged links to an organised crime gang has been accused of illegally sharing details of a sexual assault complainant.
The 31-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday at Granville police station, in Sydney's west, and charged with publishing the details of a complainant in a prescribed sexual offence.
Investigators allege the man is a close associate of a high-profile organised crime family from the city's southwest.
The solicitor is accused of sharing sensitive case information to an unrelated third party while representing a 24-year-old man charged with sexual assault.
Those details allegedly included the name of the complainant in the case.
Under NSW law, it is illegal to publish any information that identifies complainants for prescribed sexual offences except with permission from a court or the alleged victim.
The solicitor was granted bail and will appear in Parramatta Local Court on June 11.
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