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Thorbjorn Olesen found not guilty of all charges

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4 years ago

Dec 9, 2021

Thorbjorn Olesen, five-time European Tour winner, has been found not guilty of all charges relating to his behavior on a flight to London in July 2019.

The hearing at Aldersgate House Nightingale Court in London heard from his barrister, Trevor Burke QC, that the 31-year-old’s conduct was “not voluntary”.

Olesen had given evidence at the trial suggesting that the mix of alcohol and tablets had caused him to act in a way he couldn’t remember, and had no recollection of events after swallowing two melanin tablets for jet lag and two Ambien/Zolpadine tablets his partner, Lauren Zafer, had left for him.

Accused of sexual assault, being drunk on an aircraft and of common assault, the former world number 33 was supported by character witnesses, including European Tour regular Lucas Bjerregaard, who commented that the behavior was ‘totally out of character’.

The Dane, who was suspended by the European Tour for a short while, was acquitted of all charges and commented that he wished to “apologize wholeheartedly to everyone on board the flight from [Nashville] to London on July 29th 2019, who was affected by my behavior.”

Having lost several lucrative sponsorship contracts, Olesen admitted, “This case has had a devastating impact on me personally, on my family, and on my career”. Olesen added: “I have learned from my mistake and will make sure I never put myself in a similar position again.

Currently ranked world number 430, the Ryder Cup winner said “I now want to focus on my golf, free from distractions, and to repay the trust of everyone who has kept faith in me throughout this very difficult time“.

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17 Comments

Jerry

Dec 11, 2021 at 9:38 am

Another privileged elite perverts justice. There will be a day of reckoning.

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jgpl001

Dec 10, 2021 at 4:05 am

In a social media driven world everybody is out for hang em high and public humiliation. I can guarantee you he has suffered more than anybody on that flight
Leave the guy alone and let him get on with his career.

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- TLW
  
  Dec 13, 2021 at 9:09 am
  
  Well, yea! He is the one who caused the whole thing!
  
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TLW

Dec 9, 2021 at 7:04 pm

When people get drunk and rape or murder people, they get charged with this crimes!!! Being drunk is not a defense or they would use that in DUI cases!

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dave d

Dec 9, 2021 at 2:21 pm

I know multiple people who take Ambien and have had episodes similar to this. One close friend has called and berated his ex-wife in the middle of the night multiple times after taking Ambien. He has no recollection of what he’s done and doesn’t learn about it until his ex, with whom he’s on good terms, calls him the next day to tell him what he did. Have heard similar stories from others. For this reason, I’ve stopped taking Ambien, which I used to take on long flights and when jet lagged.

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A golfer

Dec 9, 2021 at 10:59 am

Suspended “for a short while”? He was suspended for almost a year. That is a long while.

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- Jbone
  
  Dec 9, 2021 at 1:49 pm
  
  They want to paint him into the worst person ever. Sounds like he was a drunk idiot… not too different than some of Tiger’s mishaps imo.
  
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TLW

Dec 9, 2021 at 8:35 am

If he got drunk and killed someone he would have been not guilty also?

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- A golfer
  
  Dec 9, 2021 at 10:58 am
  
  Did he kill someone? A jury of his peers found him not guilty of the crimes he was charged with, after hearing all of the evidence (unlike you or me who get media reports). By all accounts, any charges beyond “drunk and disorderly” seemed like a stretch.
  
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  - TLW
    
    Dec 9, 2021 at 7:08 pm
    
    People who rape and murder while drunk are charged with those crimes. Being drunk doesn’t make you not guilty, if it did that would be the defense of every single DUI.
    
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- Jbone
  
  Dec 9, 2021 at 1:48 pm
  
  What a stretch…. Killing someone is such a long way from acting like a drunk idiot.
  
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  - TLw
    
    Dec 9, 2021 at 6:57 pm
    
    The point is being drunk doesn’t excuse you from your actions.
    
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    - Stewart G
      
      Dec 10, 2021 at 12:24 pm
      
      Of course it doesn’t which is why he has probably been found not guilty as the evidence isn’t only about him being drunk.
      
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- barksdal87
  
  Dec 9, 2021 at 2:56 pm
  
  what in Gods name are you talking about?
  
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- TLW
  
  Dec 9, 2021 at 6:55 pm
  
  We are all very grateful for your exquisite contribution.
  
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  - TLW
    
    Dec 9, 2021 at 7:02 pm
    
    Not talking about you, barksdale
    
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- JK
  
  Dec 15, 2021 at 12:23 pm
  
  He wasn’t drunk. He took Ambien and drank. Stupid, for sure. but I know someone that purchased an automobile online once when they took Ambien to help sleep. They didn’t remember it either until the call from the local dealership.
  
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