Dragons player Burgess charged by police

"A man has been charged over an alleged sexual touching earlier this month," the police statement said.

"Earlier this month, officers from South Sydney Police Area Command commenced an investigation following reports a woman had been sexually touched by a man known to her on Tuesday 8 March 2022.George Burgess attending Mascot police station today. "He was charged with sexually touch another person without consent and granted conditional bail to appear at Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday 13 April 2022.""The St George Illawarra Dragons have been made aware of a matter involving one of its players by the NRL integrity unit," it reads."The Dragons will be making no further comment at this stage."Burgess, 29, was recruited by the Red V this year and made his club debut against the Panthers on Friday night.

He previously played 149 NRL games for South Sydney, and was one of the best players on the field in the 2014 grand final, although his brother Sam was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal. Burgess essentially retired from the game in 2019 due to a serious hip problem, but he mad a surprise comeback this year.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by

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