Gavin Grey: UK Correspondent on Sam Kerr being found not guilty for racially harassing a police officer

An Australian football player is walking away from jail time after being accused of racially harassing a Metropolitan police officer.  

Sam Kerr was found not guilty by a British jury over an incident two years ago where she called an officer stupid and white.  

UK Correspondent Gavin Grey told Francesca Rudkin the charge could have lead to two years in prison. 

He says the 31-year-old has always claimed she was antagonised by officers when she was taken to the police station following a dispute with a taxi driver.  

The driver wanted clean up compensation from Kerr and her partner, for vomit and a broken window.  

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And joining me now from the UK is Gevin greg
Good morning.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
Devin, good morning that.

Speaker 1 (00:04):
Hey tell me what's the reaction being to footballer Sam
kurb being found not guilty of causing racially aggravated harassment.

Speaker 2 (00:13):
Yeah, I mean Sanka of course, is the Australian international
women's football or a major superstar as well. Thirty one
years old plays for Chelsea as a striker in the
Women's Football League. She's been found not guilty of that charge,
which could have led to a two year prison centence.
The jury clear in relation to an incident back in Twickenham,

(00:35):
which is southwest London, back in January of twenty twenty three.
The thirty one year old had always said in the
court that she was antagonized by officers when she was
taken to a police station following a dispute with a
taxi driver in which the one of she and her
partner one of them was sick in the back. A

(00:56):
window was kicked in the taxi driver Drodan's police station,
demanding compensation and to get the cab cleaned up, and
during the discussion with the police officer about what had happened,
she was caught using the words you're stupid and white. Now,
that was where really this whole whole court case hung.

(01:17):
Was that racially motivated? She denied it amounted to a
racial offense. The jury agreed with her, But as the
prosecutor said, what had happened if somebody would have said,
you're stupid and black, because of course that was what
the prosecution was saying, it was clearly racist.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
Kevin Gray, thank you very much for the update. Appreciate it.
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