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| Brighton footballers sex abuse trial: Jury discharged | Brighton footballers sex abuse trial: Jury discharged |
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| A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the case of four footballers accused of sexual assault. | A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the case of four footballers accused of sexual assault. |
| Brighton players Anton Rodgers, 20, George Barker, 21, Lewis Dunk, 21, and former team-mate Steve Cook, also 21, denied the charge and one of voyeurism. | Brighton players Anton Rodgers, 20, George Barker, 21, Lewis Dunk, 21, and former team-mate Steve Cook, also 21, denied the charge and one of voyeurism. |
| The prosecution told jurors at the Old Bailey the men humiliated a woman, 19, for their sexual gratification. | The prosecution told jurors at the Old Bailey the men humiliated a woman, 19, for their sexual gratification. |
| Jurors also failed to reach a verdict on the voyeurism charge, except in the case of Mr Dunk who was acquitted. | Jurors also failed to reach a verdict on the voyeurism charge, except in the case of Mr Dunk who was acquitted. |
| The assault was alleged to have taken place in July 2011 while the woman slept in the Jury's Inn Hotel in Brighton. | The assault was alleged to have taken place in July 2011 while the woman slept in the Jury's Inn Hotel in Brighton. |
| She claimed she fell asleep following a drunken night out clubbing and saw photographs of the incident on Mr Rodgers' mobile phone in the morning. | She claimed she fell asleep following a drunken night out clubbing and saw photographs of the incident on Mr Rodgers' mobile phone in the morning. |
| The players denied any wrongdoing. | |
| Prosecutor Richard Barton told the court he would seek a retrial, provisionally set for 22 April, after discussing the case with the complainant. | Prosecutor Richard Barton told the court he would seek a retrial, provisionally set for 22 April, after discussing the case with the complainant. |
| Mr Cook, who was on Brighton and Hove Albion's books at the time of the alleged assault, signed for Bournemouth last year. | Mr Cook, who was on Brighton and Hove Albion's books at the time of the alleged assault, signed for Bournemouth last year. |