{"id":155362,"date":"2021-11-05T03:06:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T04:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=155362"},"modified":"2021-11-05T07:02:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T07:02:22","slug":"de-goey-breaks-silence-over-new-york-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=155362","title":{"rendered":"De Goey breaks silence over New York arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Collingwood star Jordan De Goey<\/a> has issued his first public statement since being arrested in America last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Magpies midfielder was stood down by the club as news filtered through regarding an incident at a Manhattan bar where he and a friend allegedly groped a woman and then attacked her friend when he intervened.<\/p>\n

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It emerged earlier this week that prosecutors had decided against pursuing any charges in relation to a 35-year-old female<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But De Goey, 25, will still have to appear in court next month after being charged with the assault and harassment of a 37-year-old man. He has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n

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"Mr De Goey intends to vigorously defend himself against these unwarranted charges, despite the original media reports otherwise," De Goey's statement reads.<\/p>\n

"Mr De Goey has not been charged with forcible touching or any other sexual-assault crimes against a woman.<\/p>\n

"There are no current restrictions on his travel, and he plans on using the next few months to continue preparing for the upcoming AFL season."<\/p>\n

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Collingwood said in their own statement last week that the club was "deeply disappointed" by the events that allegedly took place.<\/p>\n

De Goey has 12 months remaining on his estimated $750,000-per-year contract with Collingwood<\/a>, with this misbehaviour prompting AFL great Kane Cornes to suggest that De Goey had thrown millions away, while branding it "about the most embarrassing thing I can remember".<\/p>\n

De Goey recently had a previous indecent assault charge withdrawn, in relation to a 2015 allegation involving a woman in suburban Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Victoria Police was ordered to pay his legal costs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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