Court case involving Albion players - the (new) only thread allowed - ALL found NOT GUILTY

[nwgull]

Up and running again today for anyone interested and wanting to read a non Gus or JCL thread:

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1042...Hove_Albion_players_on_trial_for_sex_assault/

 

[Postman Pat]

Getting interesting again. Please draw your own conclusions, but don't post them here.....

12:11pm

Redwood said in autumn 2011 he and the victim went back to the house he shared with Rodgers, Barker and Ben Sampayo.

He said she knew who he lived with and showed no reluctance.

He said they stripped down to their underwear and attempted to have sex and then stopped.

12:04pm

Asked why he sprayed Barker's initials on the victim's leg, Redwood said: "There was no reason. I just done it. I did not think."

12:00pm

On the night in Lola Lo, he said he saw the victim kissing, hugging and dancing with Roland Bergkamp.

Outside the club, Redwood said the victim told him she loved him and wanted him to take her back to his hotel.

He said no and told her to get a cab home.

 

[nwgull]

Getting interesting again. Please draw your own conclusions, but don't post them here.....

12:11pm

Redwood said in autumn 2011 he and the victim went back to the house he shared with Rodgers, Barker and Ben Sampayo.

He said she knew who he lived with and showed no reluctance.

He said they stripped down to their underwear and attempted to have sex and then stopped.

12:04pm

Asked why he sprayed Barker's initials on the victim's leg, Redwood said: "There was no reason. I just done it. I did not think."

12:00pm

On the night in Lola Lo, he said he saw the victim kissing, hugging and dancing with Roland Bergkamp.

Outside the club, Redwood said the victim told him she loved him and wanted him to take her back to his hotel.

He said no and told her to get a cab home.

Related to this, on Wednesday George Barker was giving his evidence relating to Redwood (who he was rooming with):
2:23pm

Barker said the plan was not to go back to his hotel room that night.

He added: "Because Leon was having a friend round and when he has a friend round to the hotel, usually the other goes to somebody else's room."

Asked whether it was a common arrangement, Barker said it happened every now and then.

 

[bravohotelalpha]

I believe all evidence giving is now complete and summings up will begin on Monday

 

[Postman Pat]

I believe all evidence giving is now complete and summings up will begin on Monday

Summing up been going on for last couple of days. Looks like the jury could be sent out to consider by the end of today.

Looking at the updates it seems the defence have been much more 'aggressive' in terms of questioning the validity of the alleged victim.

 

[Triggaaar]

Looking at the updates it seems the defence have been much more 'aggressive' in terms of questioning the validity of the alleged victim.

Hardly seen any updates compared to last time.

 

[Postman Pat]

Hardly seen any updates compared to last time.

Argus has done live updates every day, probably less on here as there hasn't been a lot of stuff said that we didn't know from the last trial.

Biggest revelation seems to be that the alleged victim allegedly visited Leon Redwood's home after the incident despite knowing that he lived with a number of the accused.

 

[Triggaaar]

Argus has done live updates every day, probably less on here as there hasn't been a lot of stuff said that we didn't know from the last trial.

Ok, cheers.

Biggest revelation seems to be that the alleged victim allegedly visited Leon Redwood's home after the incident despite knowing that he lived with a number of the accused.

Yes, that bit didn't pass me by:

EH?

CourtNewsUK ‏@CourtNewsUK 1h
Woman in masturbating Brighton footballers case admits she spent night at their home after her 'horrific ordeal.'

Really very surprising, although I wouldn't want to overstate it, without knowing the details (for example, she may have known that none of the others would be there - but it'd still be weird).

 

[Postman Pat]

This was amusing today:

11:54am

Mr Lodder on victim's initial report to police, giving "wrong clothing, wrong route, wrong information", adding: "She said one of them was called Jack because she thought George Barker looked like he should be called Jack.

"That would have to be an extraordinary piece of detective work to find George Barker.

 

[nwgull]

Court case involving Albion players - the (new) only thread allowed

Ok, cheers.

Yes, that bit didn't pass me by:
Really very surprising, although I wouldn't want to overstate it, without knowing the details (for example, she may have known that none of the others would be there - but it'd still be weird).

Maybe it's because she didn't remember who her alleged assaulters were until January (just after she'd split up with an un-named albion player).

 

[Stuart Munday]

What with everything else going on I'd completely forgotten about the trial.

 

[Triggaaar]

"That would have to be an extraordinary piece of detective work to find George Barker.

Shouldn't laugh (must remember the seriousness of this case).

Maybe it's because she didn't remember who her alleged assaulters were until January (just after she'd split up with an un-named albion player).

I would think that if you've been sexually assaulted by people that you know of, you're not going to forget them in a hurry.

 

[Postman Pat]

Shouldn't laugh (must remember the seriousness of this case).

Considering the police didn't think to check Lewis Dunk's phone records to prove his story I am not sure we were dealing with Sussex Police's finest......

 

[nwgull]

Court case involving Albion players - the (new) only thread allowed

Shouldn't laugh (must remember the seriousness of this case).
I would think that if you've bee sexually assaulted by people that you know of, you're not going to forget them in a hurry.

I think that the defence barristers have said something similar in their summing up today.

 

[Postman Pat]

Argus is expecting a verdict tomorrow.

It will be great if we can get back to just having one scandal at a time........

 

[Benson]

It will be great if we can get back to just having one scandal at a time........

Amen to that!

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Re: Court case involving Albion players - the (new) only thread allowed

Argus is expecting a verdict tomorrow.

It will be great if we can get back to just having one scandal at a time........

How can they think that ? ??

The last jury took about a week and still didn't agree.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Argus is expecting a verdict tomorrow.

It will be great if we can get back to just having one scandal at a time........

How can they think that ? ??

The last jury took about a week and still didn't agree.

The wording is that 'the jury will be sent out to come to a verdict some time tomorrow', not that they will come to a verdict tomorrow.

 

[keaton]

Argus is expecting a verdict tomorrow.

It will be great if we can get back to just having one scandal at a time........

You have to worry that at the moment our only potential good news might be that none of our players are sex offenders

 

[Kumquat]

You have to worry that at the moment our only potential good news might be that none of our players are sex offenders

Indeed. The national press seem to have passed this by in favour of poogate. Guess with all the material our club is providing at the moment they were caught between two stools..................