NO FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST FOUR

The woman at the centre of a sexual assault allegation against four members of the England rugby union team today revealed some details of her claims in an attempt to correct "misinformation" in the media. In a letter sent to the Rugby Football Union by the woman's solicitors Chapman Tripp, she confirms her unwillingness to make a formal police complaint in order to avoid the "extensive and invasive news media" that would "threaten her privacy and personal life". However, she has clarified details of what she claims occurred in a private room at the team's Auckland hotel in the early hours of June 15. She has alleged four players were involved in a "sexual violation", and that she had been invited back to the hotel by one member of the team. And the woman states she was referred to the police by medical professionals. The... [read full story]