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Andy Carroll Discloses 2021 Sexual Assault, Attacker Jailed

By Drooid · Sep 24, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Andy Carroll disclosed he was sexually assaulted at his home in 2021 while asleep during his second Newcastle United spell.
He threw the attacker out, struck him unconscious, and called police while sobbing in his nanny’s arms.
The unnamed male celebrity was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison.
Carroll now plays for and assists as manager of National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge.

History

Historical Context

In September 1995 the UN held the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, adopting the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which expanded the 1993 Vienna Declaration that first labeled violence against women abuse. Andy Carroll’s 2021 assault disclosure prompted police, Dagenham & Redbridge Council and a rape-crisis centre to intervene under Sexual Offences Act 2003, showing the Beijing framework’s influence on victim-support policy.

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Story summary

Andy Carroll disclosed he was sexually assaulted at his home in 2021 while asleep during his second Newcastle United spell.
He threw the attacker out, struck him unconscious, and called police while sobbing in his nanny’s arms.
The unnamed male celebrity was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison.
Carroll now plays for and assists as manager of National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge.

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