Woman central to Swans scandal speaks out

A woman at the centre of the alleged sexual assault involving five Sydney Swans players has revealed she “fears for her lives” after being identified online.Channel 7 are reporting they contacted the woman who took the Party Girls Melbourne booking from the Swans players on Monday morning.The individual, who asked to remain anonymous, claims she and the exotic dancer have been identified online and are now “worried about retribution” from the public and “fear for their lives”.She went on to add: “I’m so scared. This is so dangerous for our safety”.The same report alleges that the sexual assault complaint was a “slap on the backside,” noting that detail remained unconfirmed.Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, James Jordon and Riley Bice have been stood down for the remainder of the AFL season as police continue to investigate an alleged sexual assault at a Melbourne hotel in the early hours of Monday morning.Others you may likeOf the five involved in the alleged incident, Heeney is reportedly at the centre of the police investigation.None of the five players have formally been interviewed by police, but they have reportedly spoken to investigators as they investigate an alleged sexual assault.No arrests have been made nor any charges laid, with the exact circumstances of the incident still to be determined.News.com.au does not suggest any of the players are under investigation or implicated in any wrongdoing, only that they have been spoken to by investigators.‘Locked out of room’ allegationNew details have emerged surrounding one of the women involved in the Swans investigation.Following reports topless waitresses were ordered to the Melbourne hotel, the Herald Sun claim one may have been locked out of the room while naked.It is claimed she found a Swans official and made a complaint asking to retrieve her clothes, which is when the team realised what had unfolded.Channel 7’s Tom Morris reports the players allegedly involved told the women they were carpenters when asked their profession.Victoria Police continue to investigate the incident with the Swans standing down five players.Heeney’s fiancee ‘leaves Sydney home’Isaac Heeney’s fiancee Steffanie Waters has reportedly left their Sydney home amid the fallout from the star’s suspension by the Swans.Heeney has already lost sponsors and had his children’s book pulled from shelves in the wake of the scandal.And the latest claim from the Adelaide Advertiser alleges his fiancee Waters, who is described as “distraught” in light of the scandal, has “travelled away” from their Sydney home and headed to Noosa.In the report, a friend of Heeney’s also said: “He is in a real bad head space.”More CoverageHeeney and Waters, who have been dating for several years and got engaged in French Polynesia last October, have restricted comments on most of their Instagram pages.However trolls have targeted Waters with abusive comments on some of her posts.More to follow.Read related topics:Sydney