Manus Provincial Police Commander, Chief Inspector David Yapu, said Terry Shane Geddes, of Woodside, Brisbane, allegedly squeezed and grabbed the buttocks of the female attendant at Seadler Bay Hotel on March 21.
A report of the sexual harassment was put to the management of Paladin Security Company but no action was taken.
She later laid a complaint with police on April 3.
PPC Yapu directed for CID investigations into the allegation which led to his arrest over sexual touching.
