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Beale Acquitted of Sexual Assault in Rugby Case
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Kurtley Beale, an Australian rugby player, has been acquitted of sexual assault charges after a trial. The allegations involved groping and forcing oral sex on a woman in a public toilet. Despite prosecutors' claims, Beale's legal team argued that the encounter was consensual, allowing him to resume his rugby career.
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