AFL star arrested over nightclub incident

Reports from New York overnight claim the high profile footballer has been charged with forcible touching and assault.The Collingwood Football Club released a brief statement on Sunday morning, declaring the club is yet to speak to the footballer.“Collingwood is aware of a report involving Jordan De Goey. The club is attempting to contact Jordan, who is in the USA, to determine the facts of the matter,” the club’s statement claimed.“The club will not be in a position to comment further until it has done so.”The AFL has also released a statement confirming the league’s integrity unit will investigate the alleged incident once further details are confirmed.“The AFL has been contacted by the Collingwood Football Club and made aware of a report involving player Jordan De Goey, who is currently overseas,” the statement read.“Collingwood is attempting to contact Jordan to obtain further information. The AFL Integrity Department will look into the matter once more information is obtained, until then the AFL is not in a position to make comment at this stage.”The Collingwood star is alleged to have been involved in a late night New York nightclub incident where he was “kicked into a holding cell”, New York Daily News first reported.The report claims police have released a statement to allege the 25-year-old was partying at the PHD Rooftop Lounge at the Dream Hotel at 2am local time on Saturday.The police statement alleges De Goey and a friend Luke Dyson approached a 35-year-old woman on the dancefloor where they are alleged to have groped her.The Australian pair are alleged to have become involved in a physical altercation with a 37-year-old man, who is a friend of the woman involved, according to the New York Daily News report.The man was reportedly left with split lip after Dyson allegedly struck him with a glass bottle.De Goey and Dyson were reportedly arrested after the woman called police through the 911 emergency services hotline.The Collingwood star has been in America as part of a special pre-season training program.According to Channel 7 reporter Mitch Cleary, Collingwood had not aware of the incident earlier on Sunday morning. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au