Kurtley Beale trial: woman aired sexual assault allegations on family trip to buy wedding dress, court hears

Former Wallaby has pleaded not guilty and denies sexually assaulting woman at Beach Road Hotel in December 2022

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A woman aired allegations she was assaulted by the rugby star Kurtley Beale with her fiance’s family during a trip intended for wedding-dress shopping, a court has heard.

Beale, 35, is facing one count of sexual intercourse without consent and two counts of sexual touching in the NSW district court, following the alleged incident at Bondi’s Beach Road Hotel in December 2022.

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