One Nation staffer Sean Black faces court over assault charges

One Nation adviser Sean Black has appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on a string of charges, including common assault.

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts and his advisor Sean Black at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016. Source: AAP

A top One Nation adviser has faced a Brisbane court after being charged with assault offences.

The media adviser to Queensland senator Malcolm Roberts, Sean Black, appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday afternoon after being taken into the police watchhouse earlier in the day.

Black, a former Logan City councillor, has been charged with a total of seven offences, including three counts of common assault, as well as three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.