Jockey who once pleaded guilty to biting a stripper arrested and suspended over alleged breach of privacy

Jockey Justin Huxtable was reportedly arrested and charged by police in North Queensland on Friday, leaving his career in jeopardy.

The 24-year-old was arrested after the Innisfail races on Friday and immediately confronted driving stewards, according to reports. The Herald Sun.

He was reportedly charged under section 227A of the Queensland Criminal Code, following an alleged complaint made against him by a young woman regarding breach of privacy.

Under the law, it is illegal for a person to observe or visually record another person in a situation where a reasonable adult would be expected to be given privacy.

The incident is said to have occurred in August during the Cairns Cup Carnival.

He is now due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on November 18.

The maximum penalty for this crime is three years in prison.

He was reportedly charged under section 227A of the Queensland Criminal Code, relating to breach of privacy

It comes after Queensland’s 2021 Apprentice Jockey of the Year appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court in 2022 and pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual assault.

The rider allegedly bit and sexually assaulted a stripper during a drunken night out in November 2020.

Huxtable was sentenced to two months in prison and suspended for nine months. He was also ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution to his victim.

Huxtable has now been suspended after Friday’s incident saw his jockey license suspended by the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC).

QRIC Commissioner Catherine Clark said: ‘QRIC’s role is to maintain the integrity of racing and the jockey will be withdrawn from all further racing related activities until further notice.’

He was due to race in Townsville next weekend but will not race again.

Over the course of his career, he has racked up 419 wins, amassing more than $12 million in prize money.