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Jury out in player assault case Footballer convicted of assault
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The jury in a trial involving Premier League footballer Marlon King has retired to consider whether he assaulted a woman on a night out. Premier League footballer Marlon King has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman on a night out.
The Wigan Athletic striker is alleged to have grabbed the 20-year-old student's bottom before "decking" her with a punch in London last December. The Wigan Athletic striker was repeatedly "cold-shouldered" by the 20-year-old student in London last December, Southwark Crown Court heard.
The alleged victim was one of several witnesses who claimed he was to blame. He groped her and then punched her, leaving her with a broken nose.
But the father-of-three, from Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, has insisted it was a case of mistaken identity. The father-of-three, from Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, had insisted it was a case of mistaken identity, but the jury returned a unanimous verdict.
He denies sexual assault and causing actual bodily harm and told London's Southwark Crown Court that the allegations had been "a total surprise". The assault happened at the Soho Revue Bar at a time when King was on loan with Hull City.
The assault is said to have happened at the Soho Revue Bar at a time when Mr King was on loan with Hull City.