Chelsea first and Australia captain Kerr himself On Monday, he went to a trial in a London court, accused of using a racial white police officer after a drunk dispute with a taxi driver.
Kerr told officer Stephen Lovell: “You are stupid and white.”
Kerr, who has Indian origin, accepts the statement of these words, but did not confess to one racially exposed to harassment. Her lawyer argued that she comments on power and privilege.
The 31-year-old was sitting at the Kingston crown in the Crown Court when prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones told the jury that she and her partner Crista Mewsswhich game West Ham UnitedCalled a taxi in the early January 30, 2023 after the night.
“Their journey did not go well,” said Emlyn Jones.
“Cabbie ended with checking the police to complain about their behavior, informing that they are trying to break the window.”
Emlyn Jones said that the taxi driver took them to the police station instead of Kerra’s house, then commented on the ethnic origin of Lovella.
He added that there was no dispute about what Kerr said, which means that the jury had to decide what he meant and how it made Lovell.
Grace Forbes, Kerr’s lawyer, said Kerra’s words did not make her criminal. “The law is a bit more refined, a bit more human,” she argued.
“Kerr himself did not feel hostile to the officer because he is white. Words were a commentary, we say – however poorly expressed – about the position of power, about privileges and how these things can color perception. “
Kerr scored 199 career goals throughout Super League WomenAustralia W-League and NWSL.
He is also the best scorer of Australia with 69 goals in 128 performances, but has been moved away from the time of injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in January 2024.
Her process is expected to end this week.
