Sam Kerr pleads not guilty to harassing a police officer, will face trial

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Sam Kerr has faced court over the allegations, an overseas news outlet has claimed.

The 30-year-old Chelsea striker entered a not-guilty plea to a racially aggravated offence and will face a four-day trial in February 2025.Sam Kerr has faced court in London over allegations of harassing a police officer. "Samantha Kerr, 30 of Richmond was charged via postal charge requisition on 21 January with a racially aggravated offence under Section 4A Public Order Act 1986," police said.

"The charge relates to an incident involving a police officer who was responding to a complaint involving a taxi fare on 30 January 2023 in Twickenham.""As this is an ongoing legal matter, we are unable to provide further comment at this time," the organisation said in a statement. "Our focus remains on supporting all our players, both on and off the field. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide support as appropriate."

 

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