Lawyers representing Wallabies star Kurtley Beale say CCTV video from the night of an alleged sexual assault is âat oddsâ with some claims from the alleged victim.
Mr Beale, 35, pleaded not guilty at Sydneyâs Downing Centre Local Court late last year to sexual intercourse without consent, and two counts of sexual touching.
Police allege the former NSW Waratahs star forced a 28-year-old woman to have oral sex with him in the toilets of Bondiâs Beach Road bar on December 18, 2022.
Mr Beale is alleged to have also earlier sexually touched the woman minutes before midnight on December 17 while at the bar, which police say was not consented to.
Defence barrister Margaret Cunneen SC told the jury during empanelment on Monday they needed to keep their mindâs open despite Ms Bealeâs status as a sport star.
âThere are some people in the community who hear an allegation against a man ⊠and think well, heâs a sportsman, he must have done it. Heâs guilty,â she said.
