Lawyers for rugby star Kurtley Beale are seeking to have his legal costs paid for by the state after he was cleared of sexual assault charges in a Bondi pub.
The former Wallabies playmaker will return to elite rugby with the Perth-based club after signing a short-term injury replacement deal.
The jury returned its verdict in the Wallabies star’s trial on Friday afternoon after about an hour of deliberations.
Defence barrister Margaret Cunneen,SC,has told the jury at the Wallabies star’s sexual assault trial that the complainant has brought a “false allegation”.
In his closing address,the prosecutor said the Wallabies star “did what he felt like doing” when he allegedly moved his hand from a woman’s back to her bottom.
A jury has heard a secret police recording from the Wallabies star to his manager Isaac Moses,minutes after a woman accused him of sexual assault.
A woman’s parents and future in-laws have given evidence at Wallabies star Kurtley Beale’s sexual assault trial of the moment she first shared her allegations.
A court has heard about handwritten notes from the woman allegedly sexually assaulted by the Wallabies player and her “purpose” of a call recorded by police.
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by the Wallabies star has cried during tense cross-examination by his barrister.
The woman first rang Beale while he was at home with his family. He returned her call seconds later. The police were listening.
The woman allegedly sexually assaulted by Kurtley Beale says the Wallabies star suggested sex in a “direct” tone before entering the toilet cubicle.