Kurtley Beale Acquitted in Sexual Assault Case

Jury clears Australian rugby star of charges stemming from a 2022 incident in Sydney pub.

Kurtley Beale, Australian rugby player, found not guilty of sexual assault charges after a two-week trial.
The jury cleared Beale of allegations involving a woman in a Sydney pub bathroom in December 2022.
Prosecutors claimed Beale had groped the woman and forced her to perform oral sex; Beale maintained the encounter was consensual.
CCTV footage and witness accounts played a crucial role in the trial, with Beale's legal team arguing the woman lied for sympathy.
Beale's acquittal allows him to potentially return to professional rugby, pending Rugby Australia's own investigation.