EXCLUSIVE
Former NRL rising star Paul Carter is behind bars after he allegedly failed to begin court-ordered community service for domestic violence offences.
The serial offender was spared jail last December after admitting he spat in his ex-girlfriend’s face three times during a night of alcohol-fueled mayhem.
Carter, who was sacked by three clubs during his playing career, had been placed on community corrections orders, rather than locked up.
But police allege Carter violated those orders by not attempting to perform the 140 hours of community service he was ordered to perform.
The 31-year-old, whose father is Penrith Panthers premiership winner Steve Carter, was due to face Waverley Local Court in Sydney on Tuesday but failed to appear.
Magistrate Jacqueline Milledge issued an arrest warrant after learning that Carter had allegedly failed to attend three community service appointments.
Former NRL rising star Paul Carter (pictured) is behind bars after allegedly failing to begin court-ordered community service for domestic violence offences.
Carter was arrested on Wednesday and brought back before Ms Milledge, who denied him bail and ordered him to return to court on Friday.
Milledge said Tuesday that even though Carter told another magistrate in March that he would report for community service, he had not yet reported to work any of the 140 hours.
“Not even an hour,” he said, before issuing an arrest warrant for Carter.
Carter had been arrested in August 2022, two days after he attacked his ex-partner at his parents’ home in Moonee Beach, near Coffs Harbor in the New south Wales mid north coast.
While being detained, the footballer verbally abused police officers, using the bizarre derogatory terms ‘f***ot Fingers B***h’, ‘melon-headed ****’ and ‘devon-head b** *h’. .
Carter, who was sacked by the Roosters, Titans and Rabbitohs, pleaded guilty in November to common assault involving domestic violence, contravening a restraining order and resisting or obstructing police.
Paul Carter (pictured) was spared jail last December after admitting he spat in his ex-girlfriend’s face three times during a night of alcohol-fuelled mayhem the previous year.
Waverley Local Court heard that Carter, his current partner and his ex-girlfriend had gone to Moonee Beach for a family baptism at the time of the assault in July 2022.
During the meeting, the victim heard Carter and his father make a series of derogatory comments about another family member’s drinking habits, according to court documents.
Carter, who played lock, hooker and second row for his various clubs, was confronted by his ex-girlfriend and a “A verbal and physical altercation occurred.”
Court documents revealed that Carter was “furious” and said words to the effect of “you’re f—ing f—ed.” [or] c***’ and spit in the victim’s face approximately three times.
He then caused bruising by holding the woman’s hand with “significant force” and pushing her head, causing further bruising and swelling.
The victim left the Moonee Beach residence the next morning with a child she shares with Carter, before reporting the attack to police a day later.
Police took photographs of his injuries, which “were still quite noticeable.”
That same night, police attended Carter’s home in Randwick in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, where his current partner answered the door.
Police heard Carter yelling and became aggressive when told he was under arrest..
An officer was injured while police attempted to handcuff the retired player.
Carter pleaded guilty in November to common assault related to domestic violence, contravention of a restraining order and resisting or impeding police.
When the case came to court, Magistrate Ross Hudson He noted that Carter had been out on bail for about 16 months and had not committed any crimes while free.
Hudson also observed that “spitting on someone is an absolutely disgusting act.”
The court heard Carter had a job on an excavation and had a previous problem with alcohol.
“I am of the opinion… there are good reasons… for not imposing a custodial sentence,” Mr. Hudson said, while stressing that domestic violence “will not be tolerated.”
Carter was convicted of each offense and made subject to a 12-month community corrections order for resisting police.
He was given a two-year community corrections order for the breach of the AVO, as well as the common assault, and ordered to complete 140 hours of community service.
Carter, who played 40 NRL games in four seasons from 2014 to 2017, has had repeated brushes with the law over the past decade.
In 2018, Carter was given a two-year good behavior bond after pleading guilty to supplying former Sydney Roosters winger Shaun Kenny-Dowall with cocaine at Sydney’s Ivy nightclub the previous year.
While on the Titans’ books in 2014, Carter was fired after two DUI charges in six months.
