Rumours and Stuff

[JokerEel]

Innocent until proven guilty.

But he HAS been arrested over the matter.
While I want to hope this is all a nothing-burger, it certainly doesn't look good.

More to the point: how stupid are some of these guys? Broadly speaking: even if it is consensual stuff, they HAVE to know by now that anything could be claimed and they would then face the music, and quite possibly jeopardise their career.

Look at the De Belin scenario- while I am not across every detail, my understanding is charges were dropped eventually, but had he kept it in his pants, the ordeal would never have happened.

For anyone getting 500k+ at 22, they need help behaving respinsibly

Him being arrested is most likely the police just following protocol after a complaint from the Club. We will find out more information on Wednesday when it goes to court.

 

[T.S Quint]

Why? He has not been found guilty?

Should we not wait for the courts decision before talking about punishments?

NRL has shown that they will suspend players indefinitely until after the courts have made their decision. This could very well be one of those times.

 

[T.S Quint]

Him being arrested is most likely the police just following protocol after a complaint from the Club. We will find out more information on Wednesday when it goes to court.

Can you be charged with a crime (5 counts of a crime!) with just a complaint? There would have to be some sort of evidence, surely.

 

[Cloeel]

NRL has shown that they will suspend players indefinitely until after the courts have made their decision. This could very well be one of those times.

Not when the maximum penalty is less than 11 years.

 

[Cloeel]

Can you be charged with a crime (5 counts of a crime!) with just a complaint? There would have to be some sort of evidence, surely.

It was 5 complaints, not 5 charges.

 

[Eelementary]

Even though rugby league players are, by and large, very stupid, I swear - this club is cursed.

 

[T.S Quint]

It was 5 complaints, not 5 charges.

The reports have said he's been charged with 5 counts of sexual touching without consent. I never said 5 charges.

 

[Cloeel]

The reports have said he's been charged with 5 counts of sexual touching without consent. I never said 5 charges.

I didn't say you did, I was just providing additional information to your comments.

 

[T.S Quint]

"Hey, for $800k a year could you maybe just not, you know, get drunk and touch someone up?"

"Nah, I'll pass."

 

[Tooooks]

The problem is that they do have women throwing themselves at them. Gives them a false sense of who is actually interested in them and that they can just go and get whoever they want.

Remember Trump famous video, "You can do whatever you want, grab em on the pussy. They'll let you because your're famous."

Yeah fair point. I can’t imagine being in his situation when I was 22.

 

[Happy MEel]

This is the second time Dylan has made headlines during a bye week. FFS how stupid is he to find himself in these situations.

 

[jk13]

And we offloaded jakey for ffs

 

[Tooooks]

Yep offloaded him with no backup plan. Brilliant.

 

[JokerEel]

Can you be charged with a crime (5 counts of a crime!) with just a complaint? There would have to be some sort of evidence, surely.

I am no lawyer but I assume yes you can.

The club and then cops had to follow through once a complaint was made.

We shall find out more Wednesday though.

 

[yy_cheng]

And we offloaded jakey for ffs

It's like when when had judas and vaeliki. Up and comer Tonga left to get an opportunity and a few weeks later, simba walks out and we lost a player who went on to play for Australia

 

[Tooooks]

There will be a complainant statement, possibly witness statements, possibly CCTV. Will find out more in the morning. I’m assuming he got watch house bail and wasn’t binned overnight?

 

[Eelementary]

I am no lawyer but I assume yes you can.

The club and then cops had to follow through once a complaint was made.

We shall find out more Wednesday though.

I'm no lawyer, either - but I believe the complaint goes to court, to decide if a trial is feasible.

Source: Year 12 Legal Studies

 

[oldmancraigy]

Him being arrested is most likely the police just following protocol after a complaint from the Club. We will find out more information on Wednesday when it goes to court.

No doubt!

And hopefully it is all nothing (from a football point of view)

I wonder if there are examples of NRL players being arrested, and the whole thing being resolved within a very short time frame?

 

[T-Boon]

Can you be charged with a crime (5 counts of a crime!) with just a complaint? There would have to be some sort of evidence, surely.

Are you serious? Where have you been?

 

[Jake the snake]

Innocent until proven guilty.

But he HAS been arrested over the matter.
While I want to hope this is all a nothing-burger, it certainly doesn't look good.

More to the point: how stupid are some of these guys? Broadly speaking: even if it is consensual stuff, they HAVE to know by now that anything could be claimed and they would then face the music, and quite possibly jeopardise their career.

Look at the De Belin scenario- while I am not across every detail, my understanding is charges were dropped eventually, but had he kept it in his pants, the ordeal would never have happened.

For anyone getting 500k+ at 22, they need help behaving respinsibly

Spot on. We keep on asking how stupid are they?! And the answer is very stupid. Surely they learn from the likes De Belin, Hayne and the list goes on.