De Belin has pleaded not guilty to one count of aggravated sexual assault and will return to court in April.
"In the interest of player welfare,Jack de Belin will not travel with the squad to Mudgee or participate in the Charity Shield,"the club said.
Dragons coach Paul McGregor has named a 23-man squad for Saturday's clash with South Sydney at Mudgee's Glen Willow Stadium,with Tyson Frizell and James Graham set to play for the first time in 2019.
However,de Belin will be a notable absentee as he awaits a decision on his immediate playing future at an ARLC board meeting on Thursday.
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Left out:Jack de Belin's will not play in the Charity Shield in Mudgee.NRL Photos
The Rabbitohs will enter the clash with the Charity Shield in hand following their 22-18 win in the corresponding game last year.
In their 35 previous Charity Shield clashes,the Dragons have recorded 16 wins,the Rabbitohs 14 with the two clubs drawing on five occasions.
"The Charity Shield is always a good contest with the atmosphere and intensity to rival an NRL game,"McGregor said."We'll be running out a side this week that will be as close as possible to what we're looking at for round 1[against the Cowboys].
"The most important thing for me is to give the necessary players an appropriate amount of minutes under duress so that they're ready for round one,rather than begin that process once the competition begins.
"The plan is to be better than what we were[last weekend]. At times we demonstrated the changes we made in our pre-season,and we now have to lengthen the time to play better for longer. There were times where we needed to be more physical with our defence and speed up our attack.
"Mudgee is a great town where we have had two great experiences over the past year. We are really looking forward to getting back out there and connect with each other and the community.
"They love their rugby league in the Central West and this is a great chance for those living in the region to see first-hand a great match and some of the best players in the game."