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| Brighton footballer says posed photos were 'boy banter' | Brighton footballer says posed photos were 'boy banter' |
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| A Brighton footballer who took photos of himself and team-mates exposing themselves in front of a teenager has told a court it was just "boy banter". | A Brighton footballer who took photos of himself and team-mates exposing themselves in front of a teenager has told a court it was just "boy banter". |
| Anton Rodgers, 20, denied there was a sexual element to the alleged events in a Brighton hotel room in July 2011. | |
| "It was just a bit of boy banter. It was a laugh but it seems stupid now," he told the Old Bailey. | "It was just a bit of boy banter. It was a laugh but it seems stupid now," he told the Old Bailey. |
| Mr Rodgers, George Barker, 21, Lewis Dunk, 21, and Steve Cook, 21, deny sexual assault and voyeurism. | Mr Rodgers, George Barker, 21, Lewis Dunk, 21, and Steve Cook, 21, deny sexual assault and voyeurism. |
| The offences are alleged to have taken place at the Jurys Inn Hotel after the Brighton and Hove Albion footballers had gone out to celebrate winning the Sussex Senior Cup. | The offences are alleged to have taken place at the Jurys Inn Hotel after the Brighton and Hove Albion footballers had gone out to celebrate winning the Sussex Senior Cup. |
| Mr Cook now plays for Bournemouth. | Mr Cook now plays for Bournemouth. |
| 'Giggling and laughing' | |
| Giving evidence, Mr Rodgers denied the 19-year-old woman was asleep. | Giving evidence, Mr Rodgers denied the 19-year-old woman was asleep. |
| "She was just giggling. She was laughing. She was bubbly," he told the jury. | "She was just giggling. She was laughing. She was bubbly," he told the jury. |
| The trial heard on Monday that Mr Barker's initials - GB - were written in foam on the woman's thigh. | |
| Mr Rodgers said they were sprayed by team-mate Leon Redwood. | |
| He told the court that he took a photograph of Mr Barker making a thumbs-up sign next to the girl. | |
| "It was a funny picture at the time. That's all it meant," he said. | |
| Mr Rodgers' father, Liverpool football manager Brendan Rodgers, sat at the back of the court with relatives of the accused as he gave evidence. | |
| The prosecution has claimed the players assaulted the drunken woman when she was asleep and took pictures as a "record of their conquest". | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |