Former NRL star charged with assaulting ex-girlfriend

NRL player Curtis Scott has been charged following an investigation into historic alleged domestic violence offences.

Sutherland Shire Police began investigating the 24-year-old in November following reports of domestic-related assaults alleged to have occurred in 2018.

It is believed the woman involved filed a complaint against the controversial star with both NSW Police and the NRL.

Scott was arrested while playing golf at Barden Ridge, in Sydney’s south, just before 6pm Wednesday.

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He was taken to Sutherland Police Station and charged with two counts of intentionally choke person with recklessness, two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic), and three counts of common assault (DV).

Police will allege in court Scott assaulted a woman known to him multiple times in 2018.

The 24-year-old has been granted conditional bail and will appear at Sutherland Local Court on Wednesday.

Scott has had a controversial career with contracts ripped up by both the Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders after a series of off-field incidents.

He declared in late 2021 he had been attending Alcoholics Anonymous and had engaged with a psychologist for treatment.

In 2017, he was part of the Storm’s premiership winning team that defeated the North Queensland Cowboys.

He also played in Melbourne’s grand final defeat the following year.