Sacked North Melbourne footballer Tarryn Thomas was charged by police on Tuesday for alleged harassment and breaching a court order.
Detectives arrested the 24-year-old following an investigation that was launched after a woman reported in April that Thomas had harassed her via mobile phone.
Victoria police detectives arrested Tarryn Thomas on Tuesday. It is the second time Thomas has been charged for offences against women. Credit: Getty Images
In a statement released on Tuesday, Victoria Police said: “Police have charged a 24-year-old Ormond man in relation to reports of alleged harassing phone calls. Police executed a search warrant at a premises in Ormond on Tuesday 21 May about 11.15am.
“The man was arrested and charged with use telecommunications service to harass and breaching a court order. He was bailed to the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court on 21 November.”
It is the second time Thomas has been charged for offences against women. In July, the disgraced footballer admitted in court to threatening to share intimate videos of his ex-girlfriend in 2022. He was ordered to pay $1000 to charity, but avoid a conviction.
Thomas was sacked by the Kangaroos in February after the AFL’s integrity unit found that on a separate occasion, he had threatened a woman in direct messages multiple times. The league imposed an 18-match ban on Thomas on the same day.
The unit found that Thomas “had engaged in multiple acts of misconduct including threatening a woman via direct messages multiple times”.
He had been contracted with the Kangaroos until the end of 2024, and had completed four different behavioural programs during his time at the club in an attempt to address his inappropriate behaviour towards women.
Earlier this month, this masthead revealed that North Melbourne chief executive Jennifer Watt had written to her 17 club counterparts detailing the measures taken to change Thomas’ behaviour, and laid bare the club’s frustration over their repeated attempts to rehabilitate him.
The AFL has been contacted for comment. Thomas’ manager, Ben Williams, has also been contacted for comment.
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