The husband of murder victim Jill Meagher is asking the immigration minister to explain why "violent criminal" Charlie Sheen was granted a visa to Australia.
US actor Sheen, who has a long history of violence against women, arrived in Australia this week for a speaking tour.
His presence has sparked an emotive response from Tom Meagher, the husband of Jill Meagher, who was raped and murdered in 2012.
Mr Meagher says Sheen is seeking "character rehabilitation" in Australia while the nation struggles with a domestic violence crisis.
Last week, activist group Collective Shout launched an online petition calling on immigration minister David Coleman to revoke Sheen's visa.
The groups says Sheen has a "sickening history of sexual assault, battery and threats against women spans over two decades" and his presence in Australia contradicts the Commonwealth Government’s national plan of action to reduce violence against women and their children.
Sheen was sentenced to 30 days in rehab after pleading guilty to assault in a domestic violence case in 2010.
Actor Charlie Sheen is in Australia for a speaking Source: AAP
His wife at the time, Brooke Mueller Sheen, had told police he had put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her during a row on Christmas Day 2009.
He denied the claims, and more serious charges were dropped in a plea deal.
