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Harawira-Naera and Okunbor suspended

Meth

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geez.

Note it says the girls told the players they were 18. Doesn’t excuse what the players have done, particularly Okunbur.

Unless the girls were teachers, it doesn't really matter how old they are. I mean, obviously it would be much, much worse if they were below the age of consent...but it is the fact that they were visitors at the school and she was a student
 
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Rashays certainly getting some mileage out of their cancelled sponsorship if their FB page is anything to go by. They sound like a victim and getting the sympathy posts and "oh I'll eat there now to support your poor business...blah blah blah ".
 

Vee

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This bloke is surely done for... All the morons who'd been defending him with the hypothetical "What if he'd met her in a bar/club?" will need a new argument to shift to.

At this point in the school year she's likely a Year 11 student then. I guess he could argue he met her at the senior playground :thumbsdown

If she DID send him nude pictures (as he was asking for) he's going to be looked at for having pictures of a minor on his phone, AND encouraging her to send them which is another offence category.
Procure CEM?
 

TheVelourFog

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So is this your thing? Hopefully nobody dies of boredom before it runs its course.

I’m not disputing that this isn’t a good look for the NRL or that the players should be punished by the club for blatantly disregarding a club lockout rule at the hotel.

I am disputing the fact that these guys should have their careers thrown in the garbage for it. Nothing illegal happened and nobody got hurt.

Cop the suspension and/or fine; learn the lesson and move on.

I imagine there will be a massive overreaction though because that’s what sells papers and keeps these useless social justice warriors engaged.

the old "nothing illegal happened" defense rears its head again

you must be constantly confused and outraged
 

Penrose Warrior

First Grade
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Just out of interest, why does the girl get her face blurred out in the articles showing the DMs between Okunbor and her? Because of her age? She's 16, it's legal, morally it's all sorts of f**king wrong and I'm not defending the situation or her, but it seems to me like if she's prepared to circulate this, it can have her identity on it. She engaged in something legal, as did he.

Good luck incidentally to Mr Okunbor on his future at Catalans.
 

SBD82

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Just out of interest, why does the girl get her face blurred out in the articles showing the DMs between Okunbor and her? Because of her age? She's 16, it's legal, morally it's all sorts of f**king wrong and I'm not defending the situation or her, but it seems to me like if she's prepared to circulate this, it can have her identity on it. She engaged in something legal, as did he.
My guess is that there is still a possibility of legal proceedings, and under 18’s aren’t named in criminal cases in NSW.

Sending pornographic material of a person who is under 18 is still illegal if you’re under 18. Even if it is photos of yourself.
 

myrrh ken

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Just out of interest, why does the girl get her face blurred out in the articles showing the DMs between Okunbor and her? Because of her age? She's 16, it's legal, morally it's all sorts of f**king wrong and I'm not defending the situation or her, but it seems to me like if she's prepared to circulate this, it can have her identity on it. She engaged in something legal, as did he.

Good luck incidentally to Mr Okunbor on his future at Catalans.

You think cos she sent it to her friends her face should be splashed about in the papers? She' a minor and its an unproven allegation.
 
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