Kurtley Beale: Australian rugby player not guilty of sexual assault - BBC News

The Australian player was accused of groping a woman and forcing her to perform oral sex in a pub toilet.

10 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, Kurtley Beale was cleared of all three charges after a trial in SydneyBy Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyAustralian rugby union player Kurtley Beale has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Sydney pub bathroom.

Prosecutors alleged he had groped the 29-year-old woman and later forced her to perform oral sex in December 2022.

But the Wallabies star, 34, said their encounter was consensual. His legal team argued the woman had lied to get sympathy from her fiancé.

After a two-week trial, a jury cleared Mr Beale of three charges.

The verdict paves the way for Mr Beale, who was suspended by Rugby Australia when he was charged, to return to the field.

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