Summary

Day 14: Jury asked for majority verdict in Albion players' sex assault trial

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  • Four footballers accused of sex assault and voyeurism are awaiting the decision of a jury at the Old Bailey this morning.
  • Anton Rodgers, 20, George Barker, 21, and Lewis Dunk, 21, from Brighton, and Steve Cook, 21, from St Leonards, deny the charges.
  • Last Friday the judge summed up the evidence from both sides before sending the jury out to consider their verdict.
  • Last Thursday defence barristers gave their closing statements with each of them saying the woman's evidence was unreliable.
  • Judge Charles Wide gave instructions to the jury, telling them to make a 'cool, dispassionate analysis of the evidence'.
  • Last Wednesday, Lewis Dunk said he was in the room but did not see or hear anything because he was on the phone to a cheerleader.
  • Anton Rodgers said in his defence that he had exposed himself and taken pictures but it was just "boy banter".
  • Last Monday, George Barker, said he had exposed himself, posed for a picture and seen four photos on Anton Rodgers' phone.
  • On Friday, January 25 Albion player Ben Sampayo told the Old Bailey how he had seen his colleagues 'giggling' while looking at pictures of the incident
  • On Thursday, January 24 the victim broke down in the witness box, shouting that the players had "taunted" her.
  • On Wednesday, January 23 the victim was accused of being a "prolific liar" who had sought relationships with footballers.
  • Last Tuesday, January 22 the court was told the four footballers were a group of "arrogant young men" who took advantage of the unconscious young woman after the first game at the Amex stadium.
  • The trial began with the jury being sworn in on Monday, January 21.
  • The trial continues.

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