Dragons star faces court over gang rape allegations

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By Shannon Tonkin

February 12, 2019 — 2.20pm

The woman at the centre of gang rape allegations against St George Illawarra Dragons footballer Jack De Belin told police how the NRL star invited his co-accused to “come on, have a go”, as the alleged victim lay on the bed, crying.

Mr De Belin on Tuesday had his bail conditions relaxed on account of his celebrity footballer status, as details of his alleged rape of a woman inside a Wollongong apartment block have been aired for the first time in court.

St George Illawarra Dragons player Jack de Belin has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault.

Police documents reveal Mr De Belin, 27, is accused of repeatedly raping the woman inside his cousin’s apartment in Wollongong in the early hours of December 9 last year while his friend and co-accused, Callan Sinclair, 21, watched on.

At one stage, Mr De Belin is alleged to have invited Mr Sinclair to participate, saying “come on, have a go”, as the alleged victim lay on the bed, crying.

Mr De Belin and Mr Sinclair, who both fronted court on Tuesday, have each pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated sexual assault in company.

Mr Sinclair was in and out of the registrar’s court in a matter of minutes, however, Mr De Belin’s case was referred to magistrate Roger Clisdell after his lawyer flagged an application to change his bail.

Mr De Belin has spent the past two months reporting to Wollongong Police Station twice a week - Mondays and Fridays - however his lawyer asked for the court to delete that condition on account of his need to travel with the Dragons to interstate NRL games.

The application was opposed by police prosecutor Sergeant Sean Thackray, who argued the reporting condition was not an onerous one given the seriousness of the charge.

“The community expectation in relation to the nature and seriousness of the offence would dictate that all measures are put in place to ensure he attends court,” Sergeant Thackray said.

“The prosecution submits that if at anytime he becomes fearful of being convicted, the temptation arises for him to leave the jurisdiction.

“I’m not saying it's likely, I’m saying it's a risk. To mitigate that concern, the bail officer put a reporting condition in place.”

Mr De Belin’s lawyer said his client was being supervised by the NRL Integrity Unit and that Mr De Belin did not present a flight risk given his sporting commitments, the fact he owns real estate in the area and that his wife of six years was heavily pregnant.

Magistrate Clisdell agreed to delete the condition, finding that Mr De Belin was essentially “too well known” to flee, especially given he had surrendered his passport.

“He has a substantial contract to play professional rugby league and it requires him to travel interstate,” he said.

“Given he’s a high profile sports person, he’s been in media for a number of years, I don’t think he presents a flight risk.”

Both cases were adjourned to April 17 for police to serve the brief of evidence on Mr Sinclair and Mr De Belin’s legal representatives.

The allegations

Police documents tendered to Wollongong Local Court reveal Mr De Belin, Mr Sinclair and the alleged victim met at Mr Crown nightclub on the evening of December 8, where they talked and danced as part of a larger group.

However, it is alleged the woman accompanied Mr De Belin and Mr Sinclair when they decided to leave Mr Crown and head to Fever Nightclub.

The trio were captured on CCTV standing at a taxi rank for a short time before they got in a taxi and headed to a unit owned by Mr De Belin’s cousin, who was not home.

The woman told police she used the bathroom when they got inside, however as she was finishing, she claims Mr De Belin walked in, naked. She walked out and Mr De Belin hopped in the shower.

It is alleged Mr De Belin was naked when he came out of the ensuite, but this time grabbed hold of the woman and forcibly removed her shirt.

The woman claims she put her hands over her breasts, at which time both Mr De Belin and Mr Sinclair allegedly said “show us your tits”.

It is alleged Mr De Belin then grabbed the woman by the legs, took her shorts and underwear off and and threw them on the floor.

“De Belin moved himself between her legs, lent down and put his right hand around her throat and [his] right forearm pinned the upper left side off her body,” the police fact sheet said.

He then began raping her, while Mr Sinclair watched on, without speaking, it is alleged.

The woman said when she next saw Mr Sinclair he was removing his clothes, at which time Mr De Belin said to him“come have a go”.

It is alleged the pair then engaged in the joint rape of the woman, at one stage swapping positions between them, before Mr Sinclair allegedly said “I can’t get hard anymore” and went to have a shower.

Police allege Mr De Belin continued to rape the woman, at times putting his hand around her throat, making it hard for her to breathe.

Afterwards, the woman said she had a shower before ordering an Uber to take them to Fever Nightclub. She said she left soon after they arrived at the venue and contacted a friend.
She then went to Wollongong Hospital where she underwent a rape test.

She was seen to have injuries to her legs, neck, lower abdomen and shoulder.

Court documents noted the size difference between Mr De Belin and the woman - she is a size 6, and weighs 51kg, while De Belin is 188cm tall and weighs 106kg.

Mr De Belin attended Wollongong police station on December 13, while Mr Sinclair was arrested four days later. Both men were granted strict conditional bail.
 
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Uber driver will be the key here especially if he has a recording from his dash camera showing the victims state and the trio interacted when leaving the unit and heading to the nightclub.

Terrible
 

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I often wonder when birds go in a taxi with a random bloke back to a room/home etc what they expect is happening
Now not saying anything is her fault or his
But if your a young bird and a footaballer says come back to my place etc and you do, are you really expecting a tea party?
How. Many of these birds pull the rape card after they wake up in the morning and realised they have let numerous jump on
(Matt johns saga etc)
Shit fight either way
But how big of grub is de bellin considering he had a pregnant wife at home, even if it was consensual his a fuck8ng grub
 

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You're a young footballer with a pregnant wife about to give birth... YOU DON'T TAKE WOMAN BACK TO ANYWHERE PRONTO!!! and you certainly don't get nude around her!

No idea about the circumstances surrounding this one, but:
1. "she used the bathroom when they got inside, however as she was finishing, she claims Mr De Belin walked in, naked. She walked out and Mr De Belin hopped in the shower."
So he went in the shower whilst she was taking a leak, or before, or after?

2. " the woman said she had a shower before ordering an Uber to take them to Fever Nightclub. She said she left soon after they arrived at the venue and contacted a friend. She then went to Wollongong Hospital where she underwent a rape test."
So she got allegedly raped, then had a shower, took and Uber back to the nightclub (not home, not to police, not to hospital). Contacted a friend (maybe they were still there), then went to hospital.

Some things not adding up on this one if verbatim.
 

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Hardly a whisper in the paper the dt youre a disgrace
 

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You're a young footballer with a pregnant wife about to give birth... YOU DON'T TAKE WOMAN BACK TO ANYWHERE PRONTO!!! and you certainly don't get nude around her!

No idea about the circumstances surrounding this one, but:
1. "she used the bathroom when they got inside, however as she was finishing, she claims Mr De Belin walked in, naked. She walked out and Mr De Belin hopped in the shower."
So he went in the shower whilst she was taking a leak, or before, or after?

2. " the woman said she had a shower before ordering an Uber to take them to Fever Nightclub. She said she left soon after they arrived at the venue and contacted a friend. She then went to Wollongong Hospital where she underwent a rape test."
So she got allegedly raped, then had a shower, took and Uber back to the nightclub (not home, not to police, not to hospital). Contacted a friend (maybe they were still there), then went to hospital.

Some things not adding up on this one if verbatim.
This is exactly what i was thinking
 

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You're a young footballer with a pregnant wife about to give birth... YOU DON'T TAKE WOMAN BACK TO ANYWHERE PRONTO!!! and you certainly don't get nude around her!

No idea about the circumstances surrounding this one, but:
1. "she used the bathroom when they got inside, however as she was finishing, she claims Mr De Belin walked in, naked. She walked out and Mr De Belin hopped in the shower."
So he went in the shower whilst she was taking a leak, or before, or after?

2. " the woman said she had a shower before ordering an Uber to take them to Fever Nightclub. She said she left soon after they arrived at the venue and contacted a friend. She then went to Wollongong Hospital where she underwent a rape test."
So she got allegedly raped, then had a shower, took and Uber back to the nightclub (not home, not to police, not to hospital). Contacted a friend (maybe they were still there), then went to hospital.

Some things not adding up on this one if verbatim.
I often wonder when birds go in a taxi with a random bloke back to a room/home etc what they expect is happening
Now not saying anything is her fault or his
But if your a young bird and a footaballer says come back to my place etc and you do, are you really expecting a tea party?
How. Many of these birds pull the rape card after they wake up in the morning and realised they have let numerous jump on
(Matt johns saga etc)
Shit fight either way
But how big of grub is de bellin considering he had a pregnant wife at home, even if it was consensual his a fuck8ng grub
I admittedly don’t hit the nightclub scene anymore but am confused by the course of events?
I’d like to know the distance between the two nightclubs and the apartment that the alleged rape occurred. If you’re club hopping why would you go to an apartment at all? Also how did they gain access to this unit? They say it’s his cousins’ place who was not home at the time? Why does JdB have access to this unit and feel free to bring random people over?

This might not be the first time a girl has been invited back to this unit
 

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"Mr De Belin on Tuesday had his bail conditions relaxed on account of his celebrity footballer status"

I fully agree with innocent until proven guilty but why should his status as a footballer affect his bail conditions?

I'm amazed Fever is still kicking, it was a dive 20 years ago when it was The Blue Note... the nightclub people went to when nobody else would let you in. Mr. Crown used to be known as the Glasshouse (and Pist Office Tavern), Greg Bird would have liked it.
 
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I admittedly don’t hit the nightclub scene anymore but am confused by the course of events?
I’d like to know the distance between the two nightclubs and the apartment that the alleged rape occurred. If you’re club hopping why would you go to an apartment at all? Also how did they gain access to this unit? They say it’s his cousins’ place who was not home at the time? Why does JdB have access to this unit and feel free to bring random people over?

This might not be the first time a girl has been invited back to this unit
Mr.Crown to Fever approx. 1km, most apartments in Wollongong within a 2km radius of that area.
 

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He's under supervision of the NRL integrity unit?
Those incompetant fucks!! They can't even find their way to Bondi.

Also reading the report, will be a very hard one to get a conviction.
 

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Nothing but a small article from rothfield , but hey “get naked at a bar to tick off end of celebrations” and we are scum of the world
 

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they mentioned his football commitments? this better not be a bad joke by the nrl like RBT,punk deserves to be imprisoned
 

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Hardly a whisper in the paper the dt youre a disgrace
Not 100% sure but since this is before the courts, they wouldn't be able to report much on it as it could prejudice de Bellends case, which could result in a mistrial and the case thrown out.

Not sticking up for the Telegraph, but I think this is how it is.
 

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Doesn't sound good for DeBelin... but as all us Doggies fans would know, we should wait for the judicial findings before slinging the mud...
I will say though the decision to drop Jackson for origin in favour of JDB could soon look quiet farcical, given how much Brandy, Bedsy and Freddy talked his character up so much.
 
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what would tony from scarface think of jack debelin...............
 
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