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Dylan Brown Charged with Sexual Offence

Someguy

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Looks like it will play out like 2014 when Souths were short of centres and couldn’t afford to lose a player. Hearing will be knocked back to week after grand final day. Any suspension will be during preseason
 

King-Gutho94

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Looks like it will play out like 2014 when Souths were short of centres and couldn’t afford to lose a player. Hearing will be knocked back to week after grand final day. Any suspension will be during preseason
I would say if the hearing is after GF day we won't see Dylan again this year.

The moment he is stood down he ain't coming back until it's all sorted.
 

gordsy

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So Parra will name him and if he's stood down then it's the Nrl who are doing that and Parra re following the process but if Parramatta stand him down then it looks really bad for them.
 

Twizzle

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Dylan Brown’s lawyer says CCTV does not support the allegation the Parramatta Eels star touched a woman’s breasts on five occasions at a Sydney eastern suburbs hotel.
Brown on Monday appeared in court for the first time after he was accused of touching a woman without her consent at the Golden Sheaf, in Double Bay, about 11.40pm Saturday.

NSW Police said officers arrested the 22-year-old and he was later taken to Waverley Police Station.

He was then charged with five counts of sexually touching another person without consent.

Brown was granted bail before he appeared at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday.

Dylan Brown is accused of touching a woman’s breasts. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images.

Dylan Brown is accused of touching a woman’s breasts. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images.
He was charged with five counts of sexually touching another person without consent. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

He was charged with five counts of sexually touching another person without consent. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper
Mr Brown was on Wednesday represented in court by solicitor David Newham and supported by Eels staff and his manager Gavin Orr.

Magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis agreed to adjourn the matter for three weeks.

“Mr Brown and I viewed the CCTV footage yesterday at the Bondi Police Station,” Mr Newham said outside court on Wednesday.

“It does not support the notion that on five separate occasions Mr Brown has approached this young woman and with both hands has touched both of her breasts. It does not support that at this point in time.”


Mr Brown will return to court in three weeks. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Mr Brown will return to court in three weeks. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper
The prosecution agreed to two variations of his bail, including having his reporting conditions reduced from three days a week to Monday only.

As well, his previous conditions stated he could not enter the Double Bay area. He had that amended so he was only precluded from licensed premises in Double Bay.

Mr Newham told the court he was hopeful of the matter being resolved when it returns to court later this month.

According to court documents, police allege Brown touched the woman’s breasts on five occasions from 11.19pm and 11.20pm on Saturday night.

Mr Brown, from Rose Bay, was not required to enter a plea on Wednesday.
 

Pneuma

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Dylan Brown’s lawyer says CCTV does not support the allegation the Parramatta Eels star touched a woman’s breasts on five occasions at a Sydney eastern suburbs hotel.
Brown on Monday appeared in court for the first time after he was accused of touching a woman without her consent at the Golden Sheaf, in Double Bay, about 11.40pm Saturday.

NSW Police said officers arrested the 22-year-old and he was later taken to Waverley Police Station.

He was then charged with five counts of sexually touching another person without consent.

Brown was granted bail before he appeared at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday.

Dylan Brown is accused of touching a woman’s breasts. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images.

Dylan Brown is accused of touching a woman’s breasts. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images.
He was charged with five counts of sexually touching another person without consent. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

He was charged with five counts of sexually touching another person without consent. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper
Mr Brown was on Wednesday represented in court by solicitor David Newham and supported by Eels staff and his manager Gavin Orr.

Magistrate Theo Tsavdaridis agreed to adjourn the matter for three weeks.

“Mr Brown and I viewed the CCTV footage yesterday at the Bondi Police Station,” Mr Newham said outside court on Wednesday.

“It does not support the notion that on five separate occasions Mr Brown has approached this young woman and with both hands has touched both of her breasts. It does not support that at this point in time.”


Mr Brown will return to court in three weeks. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Mr Brown will return to court in three weeks. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper
The prosecution agreed to two variations of his bail, including having his reporting conditions reduced from three days a week to Monday only.

As well, his previous conditions stated he could not enter the Double Bay area. He had that amended so he was only precluded from licensed premises in Double Bay.

Mr Newham told the court he was hopeful of the matter being resolved when it returns to court later this month.

According to court documents, police allege Brown touched the woman’s breasts on five occasions from 11.19pm and 11.20pm on Saturday night.

Mr Brown, from Rose Bay, was not required to enter a plea on Wednesday.
I’m just trying to get my head around the time it took to allegedly commit the 5 offences.
 

Leber

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With the no fault policy, if it’s proven that the woman was full of shit, does he get reimbursed his match payment fee?
 

Pneuma

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With the no fault policy, if it’s proven that the woman was full of shit, does he get reimbursed his match payment fee?
Who cares? Why should we care? Regardless of guilt he’s put the game’s reputation at risk. When will these blokes ever learn that hanging around pubs at midnight when you are an overpaid footballer is full of harmful potential consequences?
 

Canard

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With the no fault policy, if it’s proven that the woman was full of shit, does he get reimbursed his match payment fee?
I don't think there is any such thing as match payments at NRL level, or certainly not for a player of Dylan Brown's status.

I understand (from having this discussion when this happened with others) he is stood down on full pay.

In simple terms, I don't think he loses out monetarily at all.
 

Danish

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Who cares? Why should we care? Regardless of guilt he’s put the game’s reputation at risk. When will these blokes ever learn that hanging around pubs at midnight when you are an overpaid footballer is full of harmful potential consequences?

Yes why should we care if he is guilty or not? Just being a footballer at a bar is crime enough.

off with his head I say
 

Frailty

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With the no fault policy, if it’s proven that the woman was full of shit, does he get reimbursed his match payment fee?
NRL players are contracted salary, he isn't on match payments.
He is stood down with pay - so there is no legal avenue for him to claim loss of income.

Additionally, it is not the woman that has laid these charges - it's the police. The police must be pretty comfortable they have evidence to prosecute.

The woman doesn't benefit from this at all.
 
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