'It's been pretty traumatic': NRL player tasered by police apologises for behaviour after charges dropped

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'It's been pretty traumatic': NRL player tasered by police apologises for behaviour after charges dropped
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Canberra Raiders player Curtis Scott says he wants to 'move on' with his life after a court dismissed assault charges against him upon seeing footage of his arrest.

Rugby league player Curtis Scott has apologised for his behaviour on the night he was tasered and capsicum-sprayed by police earlier this year.NRL star Curtis Scott apologises to the Canberra Raiders, his family and friends for the disruption his January arrest caused

The video, recorded from a police officer's body camera, showed Scott was asleep under a tree in Sydney's Moore Park sports precinct when officers roused him. A policeman could be heard calling Scott a "stupid idiot", while an officer told the footballer "it's not that bad" when he complained of his pain.

Curtis Scott was a relatively recent addition to the Canberra Raiders team when he was charged over the incident. "You are a person on whom this experience has not been wasted and you are unlikely to repeat it," she said.

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