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Megan McElhone, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University

Sam Kerr verdict: what it means for law in the UK and the star athlete’s soccer career

A London court has found Sam Kerr not guilty of the racially aggravated harassment of Metropolitan Police officer Stephen Lovell.

As captain of the Australian women’s national soccer team, Kerr was widely condemned when news broke she had used a “racial slur” against an officer during an altercation.

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