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Bulldogs star Jayden Okunbor ‘set to be sacked’ over ‘repulsive’ teen sex scandal

Canterbury Bulldogs winger Jayden Okunbor is reportedly set to be sacked over his involvement in the schoolgirl sex scandal that has rocked the club on the eve of the 2020 NRL season.

Jayden Okunbor is facing the sack for his involvement in the sex scandal.
Jayden Okunbor is facing the sack for his involvement in the sex scandal.

Bulldogs winger Jayden Okunbor is reportedly set to be sacked by the club for allegedly having sex with a schoolgirl he met on a pre-season trip to Port Macquarie.

Okunbor planned to meet up the teenager after visiting her school on club duties, according to deleted messages between the pair.

The Daily Telegraph reported Okunbor is expected to be dumped by Canterbury, although teammate Corey Harawira-Naera will be spared the sack.

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The Bullodgs’ pending decision on the futures of the pair comes following the release of an Instagram exchange between Okunbor and one of the girls.

In it, Okunbor responds to a direct message from the girl who asks: “Having a good stalk?

The Bulldogs star replies: “Yeah had to have a good look, what are we doing tonight?

The teenage girl replies: “You ;)”.

Okunbor and Harawira-Naera have been suspended from playing and training after breaching the NRL and Canterbury’s code of conduct.

Since details of the scandal broke, family restaurant chain Rashays, which was close to signing off on a $2 million sponsorship deal with the club, has since pulled out over what they labelled a “repulsive” incident.

Okunbor was at a Bulldogs school visit to Newman Senior Technical College to promote rugby league and connected with one of the students on Instagram.

Harawira-Naera met a girl from the same school at her after school job and they later connected on social media.

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