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Posted on February 11, 2025
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Sam Kerr, Australia's soccer captain, was acquitted of racially abusing a UK officer after a dispute with a cab driver, highlighting issues of race.
LONDON (Reuters) - Australia women's soccer captain Sam Kerr was on Tuesday found not guilty of racially abusing a British police officer after a dispute with a cab driver.
Kerr, who has Indian ancestry, called officer Stephen Lovell "stupid and white" after police were called following a drunken dispute with a cab driver in the early hours of Jan. 30, 2023.
The 31-year-old, one of the world's top female strikers who plays for Chelsea in the Women's Super League, accepted saying those words but denied one count of racially aggravated harassment.
Her lawyer argued she was making a comment about power and privilege, and Kerr gave evidence last week that she felt police treated her differently because of the colour of her skin.
Kerr was acquitted by a jury following a trial at Kingston Crown Court. She showed no emotion in the dock as the verdict was delivered.
(Reporting by Sam Tobin; Editing by Sarah Young)
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Sam Kerr was accused of racially abusing a UK police officer after a dispute with a cab driver.
Sam Kerr was found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment by a jury.
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