Beale loses court costs bid after sex charges acquittal

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His legal team had argued he should be awarded costs because woman's claim should never have been pursued.

Rugby star Kurtley Beale has had a setback in court, losing his bid for costs after being found not guilty of sexual intercourse without consent and sexual touching.

His legal team had argued he should be awarded costs because woman's account was contradicted by CCTV footage of the night, and so the prosecution should never have been pursued.Rugby star Kurtley Beale has had a setback in court, losing his bid for costs. The Crown, on a previous occasion, argued comments Beale made in a recorded phone call with the woman were enough to warrant pursuing the case.

In today's judgment, Judge Turnbull also considered whether the complainant substantially lacked credit and was "deliberately dishonest" with police and in court.

 

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