Newcastle Player Arrested In Sexual Assault Case

By Matthew Jones
May 2 2003

Olivier Bernard, Newcastle Full-Back, has been arrested along with two other men for an alleged sexual assault of a 16 year-old girl in a Newcastle flat. A Police spokeswoman has confirmed this.

Newcastle player interviewed by Police

Newcastle United's Olivier Bernard was arrested by police earlier this week.
Bernard was interviewed by police in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a 16 year-old girl.
The Newcastle Full-Back was arrested with two other men.
The incident apparently took place at a Newcastle flat early on Sunday morning.
A spokesman for Northumbria Police confirmed yesterday: "A further two men have been arrested in relation to this allegation and have been given police bail.
"This brings to a total of five men who have been questioned and given police bail pending further inquiries."

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