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Matthew Johns responds to sex allegation

By JACQUELIN MAGNAY - SMH Last updated 22:42 07/05/2009





One of rugby league's famous faces and a much loved personality, Matthew Johns, is horrified that old claims of sexual misconduct in New Zealand made when he was playing for the Cronulla Sharks have been publicly revisited by the woman involved.



"I am very sorry for all the trauma and embarrassment this has caused for everyone, but particularly for my family," said Johns about the public outing of his involvement.


Channel Nine, which employs Johns as a rugby league expert, last night went public with his response to the yet-to-be aired allegations about footballers and group sex scheduled for Monday night's Four Corners on ABC1.


Johns says he had consensual sex with the woman seven years ago and he was upset, particularly for his children, that the woman was making the claims again.


At the time it was known that three Sharks players were allegedly involved in the incident after a preseason game in Christchurch. None of the players was named publicly.


But privately Johns had spoken to his wife Trish about the incident. Last night Johns fronted his usual Thursday night television program, The Footy Show, and spoke emotionally about the drama. "It put my family through enormous anguish and embarrassment and once again for that I can't say I'm sorry enough … there has been a lot of pain and embarrassment to a lot of people."


The woman, whose identity was blacked out and her voice altered on the Four Corners program, says she has suffered psychologically as a result of the alleged assault, which she described as degrading.


"There were lots of guys watching and two or three doing stuff to me," she says on the program. "I only remember one player definitely, it was Matthew Johns. He laughed and he joked and was very loud and boisterous."


At the time the New Zealand police investigated the incident but no charges were laid. The alleged assault occurred on February 15, 2002.
Johns is the frontman for the NRL's membership drive.
The Four Corners program explores the issue of footballers behaving badly following the sexual assault charge against another NRL frontman, the Manly star Brett Stewart.


The program contacted Johns for his response on Monday morning, the night after he had been celebrating the Logie triumph of The Footy Show.

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OK, here we go.


A few years after a "said" incident happened, a woman claims it was "non-consensual" sex.
She goes up to a room full of rugby league players, now, she wasn't there to have a nice cup of tea and a chat, she knew that before she went there.


The police in New Zealand here at the time found no wrong-doing on the part of Mr Johns and those involved, occured


So, why is this being raked up again?


Could it be because the original complainant has recently divorced from her partner and under her pre-marital agreement she would leave with what she bought to the marriage?


Hmm, you work it out.