Rugby and Wallabies star, Kurtley Beale has been hit with a restraining order to stay away from a woman he was accused of raping in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
The provisional apprehended violence order was issued after he was granted bail on four sexual assault charges at the weekend.
Reports say under the terms of the order, Beale must not approach the 28-year-old woman he is alleged to have raped or even contact her except through a lawyer.
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He must also not try to find the woman, or go within 100m of where she lives or works.
Standard AVO conditions prevent Beale from assaulting, threatening, stalking, harassing or intimidating the alleged victim or anyone with whom she is in a domestic relationship.
He was supported by his wife Maddi, who gave birth to his first child in October last year, also his application for bail was granted at the Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.
The 34-year-old had spent last Friday night in the cells at Surry Hills police station after being arrested at Kingsford that afternoon.
The court heard there was a recorded conversation between Beale and his alleged victim and that the rugby player allegedly sent a message to his friend saying he had “messed up”
Beale has been charged with two counts of sexually touching another person without consent, inciting another to sexually touch them without consent and sexual intercourse without consent.
The court heard that Beale denied the allegations.
Prosecutor Scott Thompson told the court that police had recorded a conversation between Beale and the alleged victim.
‘That conversation alludes to what I would say [were] admissions,’ he said.
Sergeant Thompson told the court Beale had allegedly sent a message to a friend saying: ‘Yeah I messed up, I was out at the pub before Chrissy’.
But Beale’s barrister Stephen Stanton argued the calls and text were ‘an admission of infidelity, no more, no less’, and did not relate to the assault allegations.
Beale, who has played 95 Tests for Australia, was granted bail on the condition he does not contact the alleged victim or enter an airport.
He has also been forced to surrender his passport and must report to Waverley Police Station twice a week on Mondays and Fridays.
Rugby Australia said in a statement Friday that Beale would remain suspended while he continued to appear before the courts.
‘This step follows Mr Beale’s arrest and subsequent charge with serious criminal offences, and is in line with Rugby Australia’s Professional Player Code of Conduct.’
Beale took part in a 44-man Wallabies training camp last week.
He recently returned to Australia after several years spent playing in France ahead of the Super Rugby season for the NSW Waratahs.
