Former 9 Community star Cameron Williams has denied drunkenly assaulting his spouse throughout a heated, late-night argument.
Williams, 59, appeared briefly in Singleton Native Court docket on Thursday after being charged following his arrest early on Sunday morning on the couple's rural retreat within the NSW Hunter Valley.
Williams pleaded not responsible to at least one depend of home violence assault and one depend of assault inflicting precise bodily hurt between 8.30pm and 12.10am at Howes Valley, 50 kilometres southwest of Singleton.
Justice of the Peace Kevin Hockey adjourned the case to January 20 for an anticipated four-hour listening to and continued bail for the father-of-two.
Court docket paperwork revealed police determined to bail Williams after his arrest as a result of he had no earlier historical past of home violence.
"The accused (Williams) is a well known character inside the media,'' Cessnock police sergeant Paul Eire stated when detailing his causes for bailing Williams.
"He resides in Sydney and has dependent kids.
"He has no prison convictions.
"It's extremely unlikely a custodial sentence could be imposed if the accused individual is convicted of the offence."
Eire stated the alleged offence was thought of severe, however was "on the decrease finish of the seriousness spectrum".
Williams and his spouse, Natasha Russo, 47, had been engaged on their rural property with two associates final Saturday earlier than they started consuming.
The couple argued of their room later that evening when Williams allegedly grabbed his spouse's arm and pushed her.
One in all their associates heard the couple arguing from a close-by room and known as triple zero.
Police stated officers arrived on the Putty Highway property about 1am over studies of a domestic-related incident.
Williams was arrested, taken to Cessnock police station and charged.
Police additionally took out an apprehended violence order (AVO) in opposition to Williams on Russo's behalf earlier than granting him conditional bail.
The situations of the AVO included Williams being of excellent behaviour and never committing any additional offences.
Williams give up his job as a sports activities presenter at 9 in March, claiming he had been struggling for years with more and more poor well being and wished to deal with the state of affairs for his household.
9 denied studies Williams had resigned after a heated alternate with Sydney information director Simon Hobbs.
Following Williams' arrest, defence lawyer Paul McGirr launched a press release declaring the tv character was a loving household man who was "extraordinarily embarrassed by all this".
McGirr stated there was much more to the story and Williams would deny any wrongdoing.
Williams and his spouse have put their four-bedroom residence in Coogee, in Sydney's jap suburbs, up on the market and it'll go to public sale on Saturday with a value information of $5.4 million.
Williams declined to remark outdoors courtroom.
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