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https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/21/south-sydney-rabbitohs-players-cleared-by-investigation/
Rabbitohs players cleared of misconduct by investigation
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Fri 21 Sep 2018, 02:23 PM
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The anonymous complainant alleged inappropriate conduct by a South Sydney player on a Facebook Messenger video call in May.
The complaint was reported in News Ltd articles in the past fortnight.
The club appointed a panel to investigate the matter in consultation and co-operation with the NRL Integrity Unit. The panel included Rabbitohs chair Nick Pappas and CEO Blake Solly as well as Karyn Murphy from the NRL Integrity Unit, among others.
Rabbitohs players and staff were interviewed by the panel and the complainant was interviewed privately by Murphy but declined to be interviewed by the panel and did not want her identity disclosed, the club said in a statement.
"Based on a thorough review of the available evidence before it, the panel was not satisfied that any South Sydney player engaged in any actionable misconduct resulting in a breach of their NRL playing contract, the NRL rules or the SSFC code of conduct," the club stated.
gave an emotional press conference during the week in which he said he was happy for the full truth to come out.
The results of the panel's investigation mean no player will face further sanctions and all Rabbitohs players are available to face the Roosters in Saturday night's preliminary final at ANZ Stadium.
Rabbitohs players cleared of misconduct by investigation
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The anonymous complainant alleged inappropriate conduct by a South Sydney player on a Facebook Messenger video call in May.
The complaint was reported in News Ltd articles in the past fortnight.
The club appointed a panel to investigate the matter in consultation and co-operation with the NRL Integrity Unit. The panel included Rabbitohs chair Nick Pappas and CEO Blake Solly as well as Karyn Murphy from the NRL Integrity Unit, among others.
Rabbitohs players and staff were interviewed by the panel and the complainant was interviewed privately by Murphy but declined to be interviewed by the panel and did not want her identity disclosed, the club said in a statement.
"Based on a thorough review of the available evidence before it, the panel was not satisfied that any South Sydney player engaged in any actionable misconduct resulting in a breach of their NRL playing contract, the NRL rules or the SSFC code of conduct," the club stated.
gave an emotional press conference during the week in which he said he was happy for the full truth to come out.
The results of the panel's investigation mean no player will face further sanctions and all Rabbitohs players are available to face the Roosters in Saturday night's preliminary final at ANZ Stadium.