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Woman Considers Legal Action After Alleged Sydney Swans Hotel Incident
Police and the AFL are investigating while the Swans have stood down five players for the rest of the season, the club said.
- Victoria Police Sex Crimes Squad detectives are investigating an alleged sexual assault at East Melbourne's Pullman Hotel on August 17, while the Sydney Swans suspended five players, including Isaac Heeney and Chad Warner, for breaching club standards.
- Lawyer John Karantzis, representing two women at the center of the investigation, alleges his clients are "in hiding" and "fearing for their life" after being subjected to "abhorrent" actions during the encounter.
- Karantzis alleges more than five men were in the room, contradicting the Sydney Swans' statement that only the five suspended players were present, with the club stating, "We have every reason to consider that reports to the contrary are simply false."
- Swans coach Dean Cox said he was not in the room and could not comment on the police investigation, while law firm Slater and Gordon has been hired to represent a woman who contacted Victoria Police.
- The AFL integrity unit is conducting its own investigation, and Karantzis stated he expects the league to "make the appropriate sanctions" once they are fully apprised of the circumstances.
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‘No culture is perfect’: Swans launch a review into late-night party that rocked the club
Swans chairman Andrew Pridham confirmed the review to this masthead on Saturday, as a woman who alleged she was the victim of a sexual assault hired a lawyer for a potential civil legal claim.
·North Sydney, Australia
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