BBC rugby pundit charged with sexual assault

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BBC and Sky Sports rugby league pundit Danika Priim has been charged with sexual assault.

Priim, 40, is accused of sexually touching a woman at Horsforth Cricket Club, in Leeds, on 22 July 2022. She appeared before magistrates last week and is now due to appear before Leeds Crown Court on March 13. No pleas have ben entered as yet.

Ms Priim, of Annie Street, Keighley, was an England international during her playing career and played in the Women's Super League for Bradford Bulls and Leeds Rhinos.

She retired from playing in 2021 and became the vice-president of the Rugby Football League (RFL) earlier this year.

The RFL have declined to comment or confirm whether or not she had been suspended from her post.

Ms Priim has worked as a pundit the BBC and Sky on a freelance basis, including during the BBC's coverage of the 2022 Rugby League World Cup.

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