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Daily Mail
2 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Major update after former AFL player was accused child sex offences
Former West Coast Eagles footballer Josh Hill has pleaded not guilty to seven historic child sex offences linked to a 15-year-old girl. The 36-year-old was charged with three counts of indecent dealings with a child aged 13-16 years old and four counts of sexually penetrating a child aged 13-16. Police allege the offending occurred at the height of Mr Hill's career, in Broome in December 2015 and in Scarborough, Perth in January 2016. Hill appeared via video link in Broome Magistrates Court on Monday and entered his not guilty plea to all seven charges, reported the ABC. He is on bail and appeared on the link from Melbourne. Magistrate Deen Potter read the charges to Mr Hill and noted each of the alleged offences involved a 15-year-old child. Hill did not speak aside from entering his pleas. The 36-year-old also on Monday had his bail extended under the existing conditions. His lawyer signalled his intention to apply for a variation, seeking permission for Mr Hill to attend court remotely. Hill, who was born in Subiaco, was drafted by the Western Bulldogs as pick No 61 in the 2006 National Draft before making his debut in the 2007 season. He would go on to play 66 games for the Victorian side before being traded to the West Coast in 2012, where he would return 151 goals in 107 matches, before being delisted by the footy club at the end of the 2017 season. Hill was stood down from his role with the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria and had his contract with a local footy club terminated after he was charged with the alleged child sex offences in February. The father-of-two was stood down from his role as a youth coordinator for the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, reported The Herald Sun at the time. 'We have been informed of a matter involving serious interstate criminal charges relating to an employee. We are very concerned about this news,' a spokesperson for the First People's Assembly said. He had signed for Point Cook football club in January, but the football club moved to sever ties with the former Eagles forward. 'The Point Cook Football Club's executives were yesterday made aware of developments and met this morning in relation to senior men's player Josh Hill; including that he has been charged by Western Australian Police with offences that are now before the courts,' a club statement said at the time. 'The club acknowledges the importance of the presumption of innocence in this case and also the need to treat all parties with respect and understanding.' The case is scheduled to return to the Broome District Court on August 19.
ABC News
9 hours ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Former AFL footballer Josh Hill pleads not guilty to seven child sex charges
Former footballer Josh Hill is set to face trial after pleading not guilty to seven child sex offences allegedly committed at the height of his AFL career. The 36-year-old is facing three counts of indecent dealings with a child aged 13-16 and four counts of sexually penetrating a child aged 13-16. Police allege the offences took place in Broome in December 2015 and in the Perth suburb of Scarborough in January 2016. Mr Hill appeared by video link in the Broome Magistrates Court on Monday and pleaded not guilty to all seven charges. He appeared from Melbourne while his lawyer, high-profile Perth KC Tom Percy, appeared in a separate video. Broome Magistrate Deen Potter read each charge to Mr Hill, noting each involved a 15-year-old child. "So a child over the age of 13 but under the age of 16 years," he said. Mr Hill spoke only to confirm his not guilty plea to each charge. Born in Broome, Mr Hill's played 173 games for the Western Bulldogs and West Coast between 2007 and 2017. Returning to WA after five seasons at the Bulldogs, his 107 games for West Coast included playing in the 2015 Grand Final, which the Eagles lost to Hawthorn. The 36-year-old had his bail extended with the same conditions. His lawyer indicated he would seek to vary those bail conditions to allow his client to appear remotely. His matters are next due to be heard in Broome District Court on August 19.
USA Today
15-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee golf qualifies for 2025 NCAA Championships
Tennessee golf qualifies for 2025 NCAA Championships Tennessee's men's golf team qualified for the NCAA Championships for a second consecutive season. The Vols finished in third-place in the Amherst Regional at Poplar Grove Golf Club in Amherst, Virginia. Tennessee recorded a team score of 5-under in the three-round event that concluded Wednesday and was hosted by Liberty University. Oklahoma won the regional with a team score of 10-under, followed by Vanderbilt (-6) and Tennessee (-5). The Vols shot 1-under in the final round on Wednesday as three Tennessee players finished under par. The Vols will next play in the NCAA Championships, May 23-28, at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. Tennessee is one of 29 teams in the field. Lance Simpson finished tied for sixth with a combined score of 207, finishing 3-under par, for Tennessee. Josh Hill was Tennessee's other player to finish under par, recording a three-round score of 209. He shot 69 in the final round and finished tied for 14th. Christian Pardue shot a three-day total of 210, finishing even. He recorded a 68 in the third round and finished tied for 17th. Jackson Herrington tied for 30th as he posted a three-day score of 214, and Bruce Murphy finished with a combined score of 219, finishing 9-over. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
