De Belin ‘expected sex’ and Sinclair ‘made wrong choice to join in’,jury told

De Belin ‘expected sex’ and Sinclair ‘made wrong choice to join in’,jury told

A prosecutor has told a jury footballer Jack de Belin believed he could do whatever he wanted on the night a woman was allegedly assaulted in December 2018.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell

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De Belin had ‘no idea’ police were listening to his phone calls,court told

De Belin had ‘no idea’ police were listening to his phone calls,court told

The NRL player has told a court he had a consensual threesome with a woman and felt ‘sick’ when she accused him of sexual assault.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
‘I think we’re on here’:de Belin tells court he suggested threesome

‘I think we’re on here’:de Belin tells court he suggested threesome

Callan Sinclair told his mum that the complainant was “hanging around us like a bad smell” on the night he allegedly raped her. Jack De Belin said he didn’t know her “from a bar of soap”.

  • byHarriet Alexander andDaniella White
Witness in Jack de Belin case had flashback that came to him in a dream,court told

Witness in Jack de Belin case had flashback that came to him in a dream,court told

A witness has told a court the alleged victim approached him in a pub and said of the footballer,“He’s so hot,I wanna get with him.”

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
De Belin-free zone the key to Dragons’ success
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De Belin-free zone the key to Dragons’ success

Ben Hunt has revealed the ‘simple’ approach that has helped the Dragons focus this season despite the distraction of Jack de Belin’s ongoing court battle.

  • byDanny Weidler
Alleged Jack de Belin victim told boss ‘I think I’ve been raped’,court told

Alleged Jack de Belin victim told boss ‘I think I’ve been raped’,court told

When the woman arrived at work in the hours after the alleged incident she had a puffy face and looked like she’d been crying,her former manager said.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
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Woman did not mention having sex with de Belin,workmate tells court

Woman did not mention having sex with de Belin,workmate tells court

Matthew Mahoney said the woman accusing two footballers of raping her said she felt she wasn’t allowed to leave the unit where the incident allegedly occurred.

  • byAngus Thompson
‘I didn’t want to be involved’:witness admits lying to protect de Belin

‘I didn’t want to be involved’:witness admits lying to protect de Belin

Troy Martin agreed that he had “deliberately lied” about what he had seen and heard in the unit where a woman claims she was raped by Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair.

  • byAngus Thompson
‘Didn’t ask for anything to happen’:Woman denies she had a ‘sexual interest’ in Jack de Belin

‘Didn’t ask for anything to happen’:Woman denies she had a ‘sexual interest’ in Jack de Belin

The woman was recalled to court to give evidence about the night she was allegedly assaulted by de Belin and another footballer,Callan Sinclair.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
Woman laughed with Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair after alleged rape,court told

Woman laughed with Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair after alleged rape,court told

The footballers have pleaded not guilty to assaulting the woman in December 2018 and say their encounter was consensual.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell
‘I felt dead inside’:Woman tells court all she could do was cry during assault by Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair

‘I felt dead inside’:Woman tells court all she could do was cry during assault by Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair

The footballers are on trial in the NSW District Court accused of sexually assaulting the woman in December 2018. They have pleaded not guilty.

  • byGeorgina Mitchell