Sydney police have arrested and charged a woman with attempting to blackmail Parramatta and the Wests Tigers NRL clubs in the wake of the Four Corners rugby league sex scandal.
A 33-year-old woman has been charged with three counts of demand money with menaces after contacting the Eels and Tigers over a sexual encounter with Kiwi Test prop Fuifui Moimoi back in 2006.
It is believed the woman sought $10,000 from the Eels and an undisclosed amount from the Tigers or she would go to the media with details of the sexual encounter.
The woman alleged Moimoi’s housemate, Tigers winger and fellow Kiwi Test player Taniela Tuiaki, was also involved in the incident but he has denied this to police.
She did not contact either club until after the ABC Four Corners report into the sex culture in rugby league was aired last month.
“Police from Leichhardt Local Area Command have charged a 33-year-old woman with three counts of demand money with menaces,” said the police statement.
“The charges relate to reports that the woman made threats via phone to two sporting clubs. The woman was granted conditional bail to appear at Blacktown Local Court on July 7.”
A Parramatta spokesman said the club fully supported Moimoi.
“We are supportive of Fuifui and at no stage did we think that he was in the wrong,” said the Eels spokesman.
“The judicial process must be allowed to take its course and the club is not in a position to make any further comment.”
A Tigers spokesman said the club were aware of the situation, but were also remaining tight-lipped on the situation.
“We are aware of it and we must allow the judicial system to run its course,” he said.
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