"Chris Ashton of Saracens will appear before an RFU disciplinary panel charged with acts contrary to good sportsmanship (law 10.4(m))," the RFU said in a statement.
Ashton received a 10-week ban last season for putting his hand near the eyes of Luke Marshall during a European Champions Cup match against Ulster.
The 29-year-old, who could be handed another lengthy ban if found guilty, was last month left out of England coach Eddie Jones's 45-man elite player squad.
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
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