Major development in Sydney Swans police investigation
There has been an update on the ongoing investigation into the alleged sexual assault of exotic dancers by five Sydney Swans players at Melbourne’s Pullman Hotel.
Police will reportedly seek to interview five Sydney Swans players as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged sexual assault of exotic dancers at Melbourne’s Pullman Hotel.
The Daily Telegraph reports that detectives from the Victorian Sexual Crimes Squad were planning to fly to Sydney this week.
In a major development, the officers would seek to interview five AFL players who were in the hotel room at the time of the alleged incidents.
They are Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon.
No charges have been laid by police and The New Daily is not suggesting any criminal wrongdoing.
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The Swans have been in crisis mode since the alleged Pullman scandal broke and suspended the five players for the rest of the season for breaching club standards.
The Swans brand has taken a significant hit, while past players have admitted the celebrated “Bloods Culture” was broken.
The five suspended Swans players have also been barred from attending the Brownlow Medal count on September 21.
Last week multiple outlets reported that the players had booked adult entertainers at their hotel room after their game against Essendon at the MCG.
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They allegedly paid extra to consume drugs — reportedly cocaine — from the women’s breasts and buttocks.
Three women have reportedly engaged lawyers.
One woman spoke out last week, telling the Herald Sun newspaper there were actually nine players in the room at Melbourne’s Pullman Hotel — not just five.
She further claimed that she gave them a discount because they said they were carpenters and could not afford to pay the full rate.
One woman, represented by Jackson Pannam, of Slater and Gordon, claims she was the victim of “multiple sexual assaults”, reports the SMH.
Two other women are represented by firm Carbone Lawyers and told the masthead they had alleged to police that they were subjected to conduct of a sexual nature beyond what was agreed to with multiple men when they were engaged as topless waitresses.
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