I didn't know what to do. Komazec had seen enough wrecks in the 24/7 freneticism of Las Vegas that he hadn't stopped to wonder whether he knew the person in that charred vehicle in the middle of the road. Pinzon looked at their solemn faces and knew -- it was Tintor's family. 'The only way to get away from it [the scrutiny] for us was at home with your loved ones or on the training paddock That was our safest place to be.'. Full Digital Access 12 Month Plan costs $208 (min.cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $16 every 4 weeks. Bulldogs rape claim sensation | Sporting News Australia Majority of British public think Charles should not apologise for slavery, new poll shows, Even most republicans see no benefit in abolishing the monarchy, new poll reveals. Ryan, El Masri and many of their teammates remain angry over how the Bulldogs were treated by the media - especially when it comes to three instances of what he calls 'ridiculous' reporting - and they're backed by Glen Pearce, one of the lead detectives on the Coffs Harbour case. "We didn't treat her with respect. 'He's been dead for 130 years and can still satisfy the ladies': Social media goes wild over mystery woman Cancelled? This story originally was published July 12, 2022. "Speaking about it is quite difficult knowing that my daughters will probably see this when they're older and having to sit down and explain to them what is my side of this story is going to be tough.". A lot of decent people, family people, lost their jobs, El Masri said. Komazec, dressed in his work clothes -- black pants, a white shirt and a tie -- declines to be in any photos of himself by the memorial. Yet no one saw fit to tell Williams his shirt might be seen as in questionable taste at best, arrogantly defiant and intimidating at worst.Williams is one of four New Zealand players at the club. "I've never been involved in, or am I aware of, another criminal case involving somebody traveling 156 miles an hour.". He was released from the hospital, released from custody on a $150,000 bond and released by the Las Vegas Raiders. Britt Ramsey has been a journalist across print and broadcast media for several years. "The Bulldogs are meeting with Adam Elliott to discuss his attendance at the home where this incident occurred. It lists Roderic D. Scott's date of birth, the date of his death and an epitaph for a young man who never saw his 18th birthday: "I will do something great. "We could have handled the situation better. At after-match functions, their players are all dressed in suits and ties. In the February of that year, a 20-year-old woman filed a complaint with Coffs Harbour police alleging shed been gang raped by a number of the Bulldogs players at a resort after a pre-season trial. But once your delivery is activated, youll get the next edition, hot off the press. "I honor him every day," Ruggs says in the video. Bulldogs players handed breach notices as Thurston walks It will cover the Coffs Harbour allegations, new claims by the woman involved in that case that she was approached by club officials who tried to dissuade her from going to police, the allegation that a player urinated in front of media and an unrelated allegation that a Sydney Roosters player openly had sex on a Newcastle beach during a pre-season trial.That inquiry is likely to be widened to include the latest case, where two Melbourne Storm players are accused of a sexual assault.Some clubs have taken the pro-active approach. That is a matter for the courts, he said. Kilgo-Washington told police she was on the phone while Ruggs was driving his Corvette. The team won two championships in 1993 and 1997, the only team to win . The TMZ video reveals Ruggs' reaction to a disaster in real time: He sits on the road and cries as Kilgo-Washington faces him, holding his head in her arms. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. He returned to the Cowboys in 2014, appearing in one game before retiring from the NFL in 2015. Doggy day-care! Thurston, who was not involved with the accuser, shed light on the situation which threatened to end my career before it even got started. The dog didn't eat for four or five days straight, Komazec said, because it realized that Tintor wasn't coming home. A 20-year-old woman claimed she had been gang raped by six Bulldogs players at a resort on the NSW mid-north coast. "It was very serious allegations. I genuinely feel sorry for her," he wrote. 'Our family suffered. Sport, religion and family: Who is incoming AFL boss Andrew Dillon? Charlotte is daddy's double! The cramped quarters, and the shared anxiety of leaving behind everything for another country, forged a deep bond within the family. "The only thing I would say about Henry is that football may have been his life," Adams said, "but his life isn't over in my eyes.". To share it with the people who were there through thick and thin for us, that was the most special bit to me. My wife was pregnant at the time, and some of the questions she was asked about it, it was a very stressful time. Pinzon said it wasn't meant as a knock against the Raiders. As a person who wasnt even in the room his side of the story doesnt seem very relevant. The Met Gala begins! The woman was identified as Tina O. Tintor. Scott had a vision that his friend would be a five-star athlete, and that he'd play football at Alabama. Over the winter, he had commissioned an artist to paint a mural near the corner of Spring Valley and Rainbow, just a few feet from where Tintor died. Thurston revealed the woman followed them back to the hotel and began screaming and knocking on the room adjacent where some of his teammates were staying. The case of Henry Ruggs III and a distraught family desperate for The matter returns to court in April. In 2004, several Bulldogs players were accused of sexual assault after a night out in Coffs Harbour. I don't even know how to feel about it. Leone went to his backyard, where he could see the street. The Raiders had weathered Jon Gruden's email scandal, and his bitter departure, and were 5-2 heading into a Week 9 road game against the New York Giants. I can just imagine what the other players went through. High Roller, the city's famous 550-foot observation wheel, was in Ruggs' sight line. Players preparing for North Coast Bulldogs season | NBN News Thurston retired from rugby league at the end of the 2018 season after a glittering career at NRL and representative level, scooping two NRL titles, a World Cup triumph and four Dally M Medals in his time with both the Cowboys and Bulldogs. I was not involved in any capacity with the woman who made the accusations. March 18: The club fines Willie Mason $10,000 and Brent Sherwin $5,000 for wearing thongs and shorts to the March 3 police interviews. I wasnt a part of that. That hearing has been rescheduled four times -- the latest postponement coming last month. Annual Waking Up in Vegas Specialty Show Information. "So why was I sick and why at that time? February 18, 2004:A 20-year-old woman told police she had consensual sex with six Bulldogs players on this date while they were in Coffs Harbour, northern NSW, to play a trial game. Warriors captain Steve Price will draw on his experience in dealing with the Bulldogs' Coffs Harbour scandal to offer advice to teammate Michael Crockett, who is facing sexual assault charges. "I don't get sick," he told GameDay. Players preparing for North Coast Bulldogs season. A hotel worker later told police he saw the woman having sex with one player in the hotel's pool area and the sex appeared to be consensual. 0. Jerseys; Jackets; T-Shirts; Shorts & Pants; Sweaters; Youth . The scandal saw Bulldogs players accused of sexual assault after a night out in Coffs Harbour in 2004. Ruggs awaits a preliminary hearing -- now set for Sept. 7 -- to determine whether he will stand trial in state court. 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He asked the man why he did it, and the man said he didn't know. From the guys perspective, why would you want to see a mates peen in action? Bulldogs winger Hazem El Masri (in grey) leaves the Sydney Police Centre after meeting detectives investigating the false claims of a woman that she was gang raped at Coffs Harbour, Bulldogs including Sonny Bill Williams (right) were slammed in the media for wearing T-shirts, shorts and thongs to police interviews in 2004 - but teammates including Andrew Ryan and Hazem El Masri say the episode was a 'laughable' media beat-up that smeared the players. Coffs Harbour Golf Driving Range. ", NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy also issued a statement, saying, Our hearts go out to the family and friends of the victim of this horrific tragedy. 'Winning the grand final that year is the best moment in my football career,' Ryan says. He was also instructed to do 1,000 hours of community service and given eight years of probation. A few miles from his house, he stops his car and walks to the crash site. The NRL's early plans to conquer America won't involve the competition's four Queensland-based teams. Later that day the Bulldogs players and staff held a meeting to address the allegations. By the time Komazec neared South Rainbow Boulevard that morning, fire had consumed whatever was in the street. Up and coming Coffs Coast footballers are off to Tamworth for a four-day regional players camp. Angela Pinzon, a mother of two, works at the Petco next to the park where Tintor walked her dog that last night. Kilgo-Washington narrated Ruggs as he swatted at golf balls. Staff Writers from Fox Sports. He is the fourth active NFL player over the last 25 years to be involved in a drunk-driving incident resulting in death. He couldn't tell whether it was a car or an SUV; its features had melted into anonymity. The NRL ruled on Thursday that de Belin had to be stood down from playing. (Police did not conduct a field sobriety test at the site of the crash.) It relaxes him when he knows everything is OK. From then on, you can then use Sign In with Google to access your subscription and Google will do the billing for the subscription and process your payments. She said she was vaginally, orally and anally raped by six Bulldogs players in the pool area of the Pacific Bay Resort. At the end of the video, Ruggs places an Alabama cap on Scott's grave. His blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit at the time of the crash and Ruggs had a loaded firearm in his vehicle. Prices after the first 12 months may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. He says Tintor's mom ordered a giant photo of her daughter shortly after her death, and when the family hung it on the wall, their Siberian husky cried and barked for days. "That's the advice that we had been given [to keep quiet]. It's been six years since the crash on I-65, and Adams still thinks about Scott every day. Several Bulldogs players were questioned during a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault during the pre-season trip to Coffs Harbour. He received his first football scholarship offer after the second game of the season. Little was given four years of probation, ordered to perform 1,000 hours of community service and sentenced to 90 days in a city workhouse. El Masri engaged his own lawyer as police questioned the players and was the only member of the team to refuse to take a DNA test - a decision he took out of concern for the effect it could have on his reputation. Brendan Ross Makes NCAA Commitment to The University of Alaska Fairbanks. Thurston was not involved in the incident. Thurston has also been the subject of a nasty email that received widespread circulation relating to the Coffs Harbour situation, and he was devastated when he saw it. News - Jack De Bellend Megathread | Page 37 | The Kennel Forum Ruggs' agent, Jovan Barnes, who has made numerous trips to Las Vegas since Nov. 2 to be with Ruggs, said that he would like to talk about the Henry Ruggs he knows but that he can't comment. Shortly after that, the car started hydroplaning, then left the road and overturned. In the crowd she spotted a group of people dressed in black. Despite that episode, El Masri told Daily Mail Australia he thinks the NRL should be able to stand players down if there is sufficient evidence they could have committed a serious crime and the player is given a fair hearing by the code before any ban is put in place. It was Mirjana. Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450, Australia. The day David Gallop stormed out on the Bulldogs: Hughes Picture: John Grainger. But despite Pearce and other police warning their superiors - including Detective Chief Inspector Jason Breton, who headed the investigation - that the evidence overwhelmingly pointed to the players' innocence, Pearce says senior police kept 'telling the media a completely different story'. The car began to slide, veering from the middle of the northbound lanes, south of Spring Valley Parkway, into the far right lane and hit Tintor's Toyota at 127 mph. "Looking back now, I can see how distasteful and disrespectful it was. "Now, 14 years later, as a dad of three daughters, I don"t condone that type of thing.". No charges were ever laid with all the members of the squad cleared of any wrongdoing. ', Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes said in the days after the allegations were raised: 'We've had more front pages than the 9/11 disaster in New York.'. She hoped Tintor's family would hear about the walk and know that the city of Las Vegas was thinking about them. Malcolm Noad is announced as the new Bulldogs CEO. Shortly after their basketball team was eliminated from the postseason, Scott and Ruggs planned a trip to Birmingham to cheer for their friends in the state finals. 'I remember being in an airport with the team and everyone was looked at differently - a look of, "Hang on a sec, is that one of them, could that be one of the guilty guys?". In January, rookie cornerback Nate Hobbs pleaded guilty to a careless driving charge after a DUI charge was dropped. The Bulldogs are currently second on the NRL ladder after a 38-12 win over the Dragons on Saturday. If you smiled, if you didn't smile, everything was scrutinised. A celebrity, a football player, was involved in a crash. She tried to enter their cab as they were leaving the Plantation Hotel to go back to the Novotel Hotel where they were staying. How life spun out of control for Bulldogs Coffs Harbour accuser Still, Komazec can't sleep. They were also let down by the club.After beating Canberra the night before, players were due at a recovery session in the hotel pool at 8am. Ryan, who skippered the club to their memorable grand final win later that year, recalled the public slurs the players had to put up with. Johnathan Thurston opens up on 2004 Bulldogs 'rape scandal' She had plans. Calling me a rapist just makes me want to snap and kill the bloke. Mirjana, Pinzon said, was wearing black. College Commitments Bulldogs News. The 20-year-old woman who claimed at least six players raped her in a resort's pool at Coffs Harbour was devastated last night after police told her their inquiry had been abandoned, but the Bulldogs' chief executive, Malcolm Noad, said: "Let's believe nothing happened in Coffs Harbour." The Bulldogs have been approached for comment. Im not even sure I think a woman could have completely consensual sex with 6 rugby players. I never got called in, they never heard my side of the story.'. JOHNATHAN Thurston has broken down after tackling two of the toughest times of his legendary league career in an emotional interview with . He attempted to take the IVs out of his arm and the monitor from his finger. Coffs Breakers U14 Youth Girls v Bellingen Bulldogs U14 Youth Girls I'm sorry if I wasn't dressed appropriately, but I've never been to a Serbian event before. That morning, the woman allegedly had consensual sex with one of the players near the hotels pool. Best Players. And why bring this up 14 years later if all the charges were dropped and nothing ever happened? They became best friends at Robert E. Lee High School and dreamed of getting out of Montgomery and playing in the NBA. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. Home Delivery is not available in all areas and is not the Regional edition. Six Bulldogs rugby league players will not be charged over allegations they gang raped a woman at a Coffs Harbour resort. Get it all on Foxtel. Recently retired NRL great Johnathan Thurston has broken his 14-year silence on the Canterbury Bulldogs Coffs Harbour scandal which threatened to derail his career. They named him Max. THE RAIDERS HELD a team meeting on Monday, Nov. 1. ', Bulldogs players were photographed wearing T-shirts, shorts and thongs as they arrived at the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills to be interviewed by detectives on March 3, 2004. Around 7 a.m., Komazec's sister, Mirjana, knocked on the door of his house. Now hes broken his silence about the 2004 Coffs Harbour rape scandal that nearly derailed his career, before it had even begun. 'For blokes like [2004 teammates] Sonny Bill [Williams] and Willie Tonga and Reni Maitua, it's hard We don't take s*** like that.'. The press absolutely hammered us and it felt like the public thought we were all guilty even though a charge had not been laid.. It felt like the public thought we were all guilty even though a charge had not been laid.. 32 lingering post-draft questions: Will Lions have regrets? cost) every 4 weeks unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. In 2009, former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter after he struck and killed a construction worker, Mario Reyes, in Miami Beach, Florida. Bulldogs team bosses have issued an unspecified number of players with breach notices detailing the results of a club investigation into their behaviour at Coffs Harbour earlier this year. Club legend Steve Price wrote in his autobiography 'Be Your Best' that during the Coffs Harbour affair, 'I would go to pick my kids up from school and could sense the other parents looking at me. Players preparing for North Coast Bulldogs season. Young people dressed in black scattered dirt into a hole in the ground and made a sign of the cross. -. He went on John Laws' radio show to defend his players, conceding only that some had shown an error of judgment, but that was all.An unidentified player interviewed by the Sydney Sunday Telegraph described the woman as hysterical after being rejected by the boys when she offered group sex. Thurston is now married to Samantha Lynch, and the pair have three girls, 18-month-old Lillie, three-year-old Charlie and five-year-old Frankie. It goes against my family values and my faith.' In his memoir, Thurston says he wasnt shocked by the group sex at the time, but now he sees things differently. Las Vegas Bulldog Club - All Things Bulldog Pic John Grainger. READ & WATCH: https://bit.ly/3i7j1iR. His brother Glen, who played for the Dogs in 2004, was also involved. "I was angry for a long time but now, looking back, I can understand that she went through a lot too. He was charged with multiple felonies, including driving under the influence resulting in death and reckless driving, and was put on house arrest, with alcohol and location electronic monitoring devices. RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: What do we want? "It's very difficult for them to read all of the things that are being said in the papers and not be in a position to respond," he said.Club chief executive Steve Mortimer admitted that "the last 10 days have been the worst experience with the game of rugby league. Former Bulldogs captain Andrew Ryan with wife Olivia. Everyone was tarnished with these allegations it was a traumatic time for everyone. When he finally answered and heard the news, he wanted to rush to see Scott, but his brother, Kevontae', had taken his truck to the hospital. New customers only. He had faced the possibility of 15 years in prison, but served just 24 days of a 30-day sentence and reached a settlement with Reyes family to avoid a civil suit. There were photos of that charred vehicle, a RAV4, and news that the driver of that car had died. 'There was no independent evidence to support what she was saying but there wasoverwhelming evidence to support the Bulldogs from a variety of sources.'. The saga recently resurfaced in the media in light of sexual assault charges against Jack De Belin and Jarryd Hayne, bringing back some very bad memories for Ryan and El Masri. Prices after the introductory pricing period may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. In 2010, the union began offering a driver service; the on-demand portion of the service was discontinued in 2019 after Uber and Lyft became popular. Ive never understood the appeal of a gang bang. They had just come off a relatively uneventful bye week, but interim head coach Rich Bisaccia delivered a message as they entered an off day on Tuesday: Stay out of trouble. "Bulldogs officials have been made aware of alleged involvement of one of their players in an incident at the home of Michael Lichaa. They play American football within their respective countries. They'd commiserate over mean customers and teenage angst. The football coaches at Robert E. Lee also kept pursuing Ruggs, and junior year, he finally relented. 'A lot of decent people, family people, lost their jobs,' El Masri recalls. She was always there to help. Ruggs was at home in bed. The state Supreme Court ruled that "investigative writings or recordings are privileged communications protected from disclosure."). Both players have plead not guilty to the charges. Royal superfans camping on The Mall ahead of King's Coronation, Student kicked out of school for 'there are only two genders' t-shirt, Russian freight train derails and bursts into flames after explosion, 'We're not your enemies!' Speaking about [the scandal] is quite difficult knowing that my daughters will probably see this when theyre older and having to sit down and explain to them what is my side of this story is going to be tough, he explained. A valid active email address and Australian mobile phone number are required for account set up. Henry Ruggs III is the fourth active NFL player over the last 25 years to be involved in a drunk-driving incident resulting in death. Catch up with The Loop, 'Until we meet in heaven': Maryborough community comes to grips with triple fatality as loved ones remembered, Perfect storm brewing for housing market and it could make buying your own home a pipedream, Celebrities arrive at the Met Gala for fashion's biggest night, Clare desperately wanted to stop drinking but she couldn't make it stick. It could take up to 5 business days before your first paper delivery arrives. 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