- May is accused of assaulting his wife
- Will appear for a hearing on March 10 next year
- Has been withdrawn by the NRL until the matter is over
Former Penrith Panther Taylan May will fight allegations he assaulted his wife and later breached an AVO when he appears in court in Sydney next year.
May, 23, has denied pleading guilty to charges he punched his wife during an altercation at a Werrington house in April.
He was arrested in May and charged with assault and two counts of stalking/intimidation with intent to cause fear/bodily harm.
An AVO was also issued against him.
In August he was arrested at a shopping center in Emerton and spent a night in police custody after being charged with breaching that AVO.
May has mutually parted ways with the Penrith Panthers and has been withdrawn by the NRL until his court case is completed
He was released on bail after appearing at Parramatta Bail Court, with the court hearing on that occasion that the AVO had been amended, allowing him to contact his wife.
His case was referred to Penrith Local Court on Friday, where his lawyer told Magistrate Stephen Corry that Mr May had pleaded not guilty to all charges, including the charge that he breached the AVO.
He will appear for a hearing on March 10 next year.
The court previously heard that three witnesses were expected to be called by the defense.
His lawyer Abdul Reslan asked Corrie on Friday whether there was room for the court to move May’s hearing to this year.
However, Mr Corrie noted that a number of hearings will take place at the local court in August next year.
Mr May was sacked indefinitely by the NRL on May 23 under the game’s no-fault stand-down policy, before parting ways by mutual agreement with the NRL premiers in July.