South Sydney Rabbitohs star Ben Te'o is cleared of wrongdoing over assault allegations
Josh Massoud
From: The Daily Telegraph
July 18, 2013 4:19PM
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RABBITOHS and Queensland Origin forward Ben Te’o has been formally cleared of any wrongdoing in relation to assault claims that were levelled against him in May.
Still celebrating Queensland’s eighth straight Origin win, Te’o received more good news on Thursday morning when police informed him that no charges would be laid over an alleged altercation with Brisbane woman Katie Lewis.
The NRL has also informed Rabbitohs CEO Shane Richardson that Te’o no longer has a case to answer.
Lewis rocked the rugby league world in May, when she claimed Te’o had struck her in the face after a night out in Brisbane.
Te’o and Souths vehemently maintained the player had acted appropriately at all times.
The NRL declined to stand Te’o down while the police investigation was pending and declared they would wait for detectives to determine whether charges should follow before taking action.
But none is now required.