By
Tom Gardner
14:14 EST, 30 April 2012
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15:08 EST, 30 April 2012
The son of a Premier League manager is among four professional football players today charged with sexual assault and voyeurism after an alleged attack on a woman.
Brighton trio Anton Rodgers – whose father Brendan Rodgers manages Swansea City – Lewis Dunk and George Barker have been charged by Sussex Police in relation to an alleged incident on July 17 last year.
Bournemouth defender Steve Cook, of St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, who was playing for Brighton at the time, has also been charged.
Accused: Steve Cook, above left, Lews Dunk, above right, Anton Rodgers, below left, and George Baker, below right, have been charged with sexual assault and voyeurism following an alleged attack in Brighton last year
Charged: Anton Rodgers, left, and George Baker, right, have been bailed along with their co-accused to appear before Brighton Magistrates in May
Dunk and Barker, both 20, Rodgers, 19, and Cook, 21, have been bailed to appear at Brighton Magistrates Court on May 11.
Brighton defender Ben Sampayo, 19, has been told no further action will be taken against him over the alleged incident after he was arrested.
A sixth player, Seagulls midfielder Tommy Elphick, 24, was released without charge following the original arrests in January.
The charges come after a four-month investigation by Sussex Police.
A statement released on behalf of Lewis Dunk said: ‘I confirm that I have been charged with two offences including sexual assault by touching.
‘I am extremely disappointed at the decision to bring these charges against me, along with others, but know that I have the full support of my family, friends and colleagues in my endeavours to defend these allegations and clear my name.
‘I am innocent of the allegations but because the matter is now to come before the courts, I can say or add nothing in any further detail.’
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