Lady accusing Kurtley Beale of sexual assault tells courtroom she was ‘shocked’ when rugby participant touched her

A girl who alleges she was sexually assaulted by rugby participant Kurtley Beale has informed a Sydney jury she was “shocked” and “stunned” when he touched her buttocks in a Bondi Seashore bar.

WARNING: Some readers would possibly discover the main points on this story distressing.

Mr Beale is going through trial within the NSW District Court docket and has pleaded not responsible to at least one rely of sexual activity with out consent and two of sexual touching.

The 35-year-old Wallaby was on the Seashore Highway Lodge the identical night time because the complainant and her fiancé in December 2022.

The lady, who can’t be recognized, as we speak recalled having drinks throughout a lunch that day and later travelling to a good friend’s home, the place she had additional alcohol and two “very small” strains of cocaine.

The jury heard she met up together with her fiancé on the pub and when she met Mr Beale, she informed him she appreciated the fits she’d seen in his wedding ceremony photographs on Instagram.

The complainant recalled varied interactions that night time within the busy resort as she had extra drinks.

She stated at one level she walked previous Mr Beale and he appeared “closely intoxicated”.

She recalled at one other level standing in a gaggle that included Mr Beale and her fiancé.

“That is once I discover somebody grabbed my bum,” the girl informed the courtroom.

She stated Mr Beale was subsequent to her, both sitting or standing, and stated the contact on her left buttock lasted for a second and a half.

She informed the courtroom she stated “cease”.

“He pulled his hand away once I stated cease,” the girl stated, demonstrating in courtroom a movement she used to swat the hand away.

The complainant then wiped her eyes with tissues simply earlier than the courtroom took a break.

Mr Beale’s defence counsel, Margaret Cunneen SC, final week informed the courtroom there was a “fairly completely different” model of occasions to what’s alleged by the Crown.

Ms Cunneen stated the contact within the bar was fleeting and couldn’t be thought of prison within the context of hugging and speak to between the group members.

She stated the girl had adopted Mr Beale into the male bogs earlier than initiating fellatio.

There was “no drive, solely mutual settlement”, Ms Cunneen stated, urging the jurors to maintain an open thoughts.

The trial, earlier than Decide Graham Turnbull, is predicted to run for 2 to 3 weeks.