Jordan De Goey appears via Zoom in NYC court
Collingwood star Jordan De Goey’s future remains in doubt after a development in his New York assault case.
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Jordan De Goey’s AFL future remains in limbo after he appeared from Melbourne via videolink in a New York court on assault and harassment charges and the case was adjourned to next year.
The Collingwood star, who previously pleaded not guilty, appeared on the screen wearing a tie, white collared shirt and a black jacket, along with his lawyer Jacob Kaplan, before Judge John Zhuo Wang on Wednesday afternoon local time.
During the brief hearing, Mr Kaplan requested a motion schedule for trial which the judge granted relisting the matter for January 18.
The judge asked De Goey if he understood he could be arrested if he didn’t appear at the hearing.
“Yes, your honour,” he replied.
Mr Kaplan told the court that De Goey had already been approved to appear again via video link — meaning he can remain in Australia — at the hearing next month.
De Goey was arrested and charged after he allegedly became involved in an altercation at the PHD Rooftop Lounge atop of the Dream Hotel in Manhattan on Halloween.
The off-season drama unfolded when De Goey was in the US training as part of an agreement with Monster Energy.
The club said in its statement at the time De Goey was charged that he would be stood down “until such time as an outcome to proceedings against him in the United States is reached or a more complete account of events is established”.
De Goey had initial forcible touching charges dropped in the days after the New York incident.
The 25-year-old has not received permission to officially return to the club since being stood down indefinitely by the Magpies.
The AFL endorsed the club’s decision which meant De Goey would not “be permitted to train or play with Collingwood or make use of club resources, staff or facilities.”
The Pies are expected to come to a decision on his future with the club as quickly as possible. The Collingwood board will likely also play a part in influencing the outcome following consultations with the AFL and AFLPA.
De Goey’s mate, tattoo artist Luke Dyson, was allegedly with him on the night of the incident, and is also facing related charges. He appeared briefly via videolink in a New York court following De Goey on December 8 and his case was also adjourned to January 18. His supervised release was continued.
De Goey has previously told friends a push-and-shove broke out after patrons helped themselves to drinks from his bottle service, with at least one punch believed to have been thrown.
De Goey has enlisted powerful New York defence law firm Brafman & Associates to help defend him.
The firm has represented the who’s who of New York figures including movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, with De Goey likely to pay tens of thousands of dollars to fund his defence.
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