Australian football star charged with assault, forcible touching in NYC hotel attack

An Australian football player was cuffed charged and taken to a Manhattan holding cell over the weekend after groping a woman and physically assaulting her male friend as well.

Both men began groping the woman while dancing. The unidentified woman happened to be with a man, who was not pleased with the inappropriate touching of the woman.

Police reports that in response to his displeasure, the man attempted to push both Dyson and De Goey, leading to an altercation between the three. Dyson then hit the man in the face with a bottle and a split his lip. De Goey and Dyson ganged up to attack the man in response to his push.