Former Canberra Raider Curtis Scott has been convicted of assaulting his athlete girlfriend and intimidating her with threats to kill as their relationship broke down in 2018.
Scott, 24, pleaded not guilty to a choking charge, two charges of assault occasioning body harm and one charge of intimidation against his partner at the time, long jumper Tay-Leiha Clark. He also denied backup counts of assault.
The charges related to alleged altercations in a hotel room at Lake Conjola, Sylvania and a “break-up” incident before Scott drove a car into a tree.
The former Melbourne Storm and Raiders...