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Daily Mail
22-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Ex-AFL player is hit with shocking new charges after allegedly attacking his MAFS star ex-girlfriend and 'almost killing her'
Former Fremantle Dockers player Ryan Crowley is facing six new domestic violence charges, with prosecutors alleging he attacked his ex-girlfriend 'to the point of almost killing her'. The 41-year-old appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday over the historical charges, which are alleged to have taken place between 2019 and 2020. Mr Crowley was charged with one count of unlawful assault and one count of threatening to kill. Those charges are alleged to have taken place in September 2019. He is also facing one count of unlawful assault, one count of intention to harm, a count of deprivation of liberty and another count of deprivation of liberty in circumstances of aggravation. Those charges allegedly took place in March 2020. Five of the alleged offences were committed against his former girlfriend, Ms Lauren Dunn, a reality television star who appeared on the popular show Married at First Sight. The final charge relates to the alleged abuse of a separate woman. It is the second time in the space of two months that the former AFL player has appeared in court over domestic violence charges. Mr Crowley was granted bail in May after appearing in Perth Magistrates Court for nine separate domestic violence allegations, which relate to an alleged incident that took place in 2025 and also allegedly involved Ms Dunn. In relation to the historical charges, the court heard on Tuesday that Mr Crowley and Ms Dunn's relationship had taken place between 2018 and 2023. It was described as 'toxic' and 'highly volatile'. Ms Dunn has since left Western Australia to live in New South Wales but is understood to return to WA regularly for work. The police prosecutor told the Perth court that one witness had allegedly seen Mr Crowley assault Ms Dunn in 2020 'to the point of almost killing her'. The witness had 'expressed their concerns' as a result. The prosecutor said: 'The accused has shown a propensity for violence.' They added that Ms Dunn had received messages from Mr Crowley's friends, telling the former Married at First Sight star that they had seen videos of her that had allegedly shown her in a 'compromising' situation. The court also heard how Ms Dunn, who has over 245,000 followers on Instagram, had allegedly received messages from social media users, who had accused her of being a 'liar' and a 'psycho'. Crowley's legal counsel confirmed that he will plead not guilty to all of the charges. However, Magistrate Langdon told the court that should he be found guilty of all the charges he would be facing an immediate prison sentence. 'If you were convicted, you would be looking at an immediate custodial term,' Magistrate Langdon said. The Magistrate also granted Mr Crowley bail, despite opposition from prosecutors. Bail was granted subject to several conditions. One of those includes a $40,000 surety. His lawyers argued that there was 'zero basis' Mr Crowley wouldn't comply with his bail conditions, arguing that his Type One Diabetes would 'be difficult to maintain in custody'. Defence lawyers for Mr Crowley explained: 'He already suffered low blood sugar overnight … (the prison officers) only gave him an apple.' The conditions require Mr Crowley to surrender his passport, report to Northbridge Police Station twice a week, not go within 200m of Ms Dunn and remain in Western Australia. Mr Crowley retired from professional football back in 2016, having played for both Fremantle and Essendon. He will return to court on November 11.
Sydney Morning Herald
22-07-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
Ex-Docker accused of further domestic violence by MAFS star
Ex-Docker Ryan Crowley has been accused of further domestic violence against his former partner, Married at First Sight star Lauren Dunn, who claims she is being trolled online for speaking out about the alleged abuse. Crowley, 41, was arrested at a Perth police station on Monday and appeared in Perth Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, dressed in a dark grey suit jacket and checkered green shirt. He has been charged with six historical offences dating back to 2019 and 2020 in West Leederville and Cottesloe, including two counts of unlawful assault, two counts of deprivation of liberty, threats to kill and with intent to harm and doing an act that caused bodily harm. The charges relate to his alleged abuse of Dunn, except for one which was against a separate woman. He is also facing nine other domestic violence allegations from a 2025 incident also allegedly involving Dunn, which he is on bail for. Loading The former tagger was granted bail for the most recent charges, despite the police prosecutor requesting he remains in custody. The prosecution alleged Dunn had been trolled and called a 'psycho' by some on social media, and had recently been contacted by a person who claimed they had seen videos that had allegedly shown her in compromising situations. They emphasised they had not tested the validity of the allegation.
The Age
22-07-2025
- The Age
Ex-Docker accused of further domestic violence by MAFS star
Ex-Docker Ryan Crowley has been accused of further domestic violence against his former partner, Married at First Sight star Lauren Dunn, who claims she is being trolled online for speaking out about the alleged abuse. Crowley, 41, was arrested at a Perth police station on Monday and appeared in Perth Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, dressed in a dark grey suit jacket and checkered green shirt. He has been charged with six historical offences dating back to 2019 and 2020 in West Leederville and Cottesloe, including two counts of unlawful assault, two counts of deprivation of liberty, threats to kill and with intent to harm and doing an act that caused bodily harm. The charges relate to his alleged abuse of Dunn, except for one which was against a separate woman. He is also facing nine other domestic violence allegations from a 2025 incident also allegedly involving Dunn, which he is on bail for. Loading The former tagger was granted bail for the most recent charges, despite the police prosecutor requesting he remains in custody. The prosecution alleged Dunn had been trolled and called a 'psycho' by some on social media, and had recently been contacted by a person who claimed they had seen videos that had allegedly shown her in compromising situations. They emphasised they had not tested the validity of the allegation.
ABC News
22-07-2025
- ABC News
Ryan Crowley, former Fremantle Dockers player, hit with more domestic violence charges against ex-partner
Former Fremantle Dockers player Ryan Crowley has appeared in a Perth court facing historical charges of assault, threatening to kill, and deprivation of liberty. Five of the six new offences relate to his former partner, and one count of deprivation of liberty is against another woman. It is the second time in less than two months Mr Crowley has appeared in court accused of multiple violent offences. All of those original charges were also against his former partner of five years. Mr Crowley was granted bail today by Magistrate Elizabeth Langdon despite the opposition of the police prosecution, which said he was a high risk of reoffending and due to his "propensity of violence towards the complainant". Bail was given on condition of a $40,000 surety and that he not contact either of the two women, he surrender his passport, not leave Western Australia, and report to police twice a week. His lawyer Mark Andrews told the court his client intended to plead not guilty to all the charges. Magistrate Langdon said she also granted bail because of the lengthy time it would take for the matters to get to trial, and because custody would be a greater ordeal for Mr Crowley due to his type one diabetes. But she warmed Mr Crowley if he was found guilty of all the charges he would face an immediate custodial sentence. In May, Mr Crowley had appeared in court in relation to different assault and deprivation of liberty charges. It was alleged at the time the 41-year-old choked and threatened a woman in the western Perth suburb of Claremont. In May, Mr Crowley was granted bail under strict conditions, which include reporting to police twice a week and not leaving the state. The new but historical charges he appeared in court for on Tuesday are one count of unlawful assault, and one count of threatening to kill, allegedly occurring in the Perth suburb of West Leederville on September 21, 2019. A further count of unlawful assault was from March 2020. He was also charged with intent to harm, deprivation of liberty and deprivation of liberty in circumstances of aggravation from March 2020. The first set of charges relating to the May court appearance included impeding the woman's breathing by applying pressure to her neck, making threats, unlawfully using a computer and deprivation of liberty in circumstances of aggravation. Mr Crowley played 188 games for the Dockers between 2003 and 2015, including the 2013 grand final which Fremantle lost to Hawthorn. He was later recruited by Essendon to help the club field a side while 34 of its players were suspended for the year, following its infamous supplements scandal. He was routinely used as a tagger, trying to limit the influence of the opposition's most dangerous midfielder. In 2015 he was suspended for 12 months by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal after he tested positive to a "specified" substance the previous year. At a media conference, then Fremantle CEO Steve Rosich confirmed the substance was contained in a painkiller which had not been not prescribed by a Fremantle doctor. He is due back in court on November 11 in relation to all the charges.
Daily Mail
01-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
MAFS star Lauren Dunn reveals her ex-boyfriend Ryan Crowley is living just 1km from her Perth home after being granted bail over domestic violence charges
Married At First Sight star Lauren Dunn has revealed that her ex-partner, retired AFL player Ryan Crowley, is now living just 1km from her Perth home after being released on bail following recent court proceedings. Dunn, who appeared on the 2024 season of the hit reality dating show, took to Instagram on Saturday to share her reaction after Crowley, 41, was granted bail last week. Crowley faced Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday over domestic violence-related charges stemming from an alleged incident at a property in Claremont on Tuesday. During the hearing, the court was told that the pair had a five-year on-off relationship between 2018 and 2023. Crowley, through his legal representative, denied the severity of the claims and disputed the physical allegations made against him. He was released on bail after a $20,000 surety was provided and was ordered not to leave Western Australia. As part of his bail conditions, he is prohibited from contacting Dunn. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. On social media, Dunn shared her reaction to the situation with her 246,000 Instagram followers. 'My ex found someone to pay his $20k bond and the WA courts released him to a residence 1km away from my home in Perth,' she wrote. 'This is a good indicator for how our justice system values the lives of women,' she added, thanking WA Police for their ongoing support. She also responded to online comments questioning her past decisions. 'Not that I owe anyone an explanation ... His newest tactic is telling me he's dying and has no one and is at the lowest point of his life' she said. 'I am not a monster and I was in a moment of weakness so I said [he could] come over to talk about it...' During Thursday's court proceedings, it was alleged that a verbal disagreement took place after Dunn invited Crowley over. The court heard that tensions escalated following the discovery of email messages on her laptop, which prosecutors claimed led to a physical altercation. According to police allegations presented in court, Dunn called emergency services but reportedly hung up, saying the call was made in error. Prosecutors alleged that during the incident, Dunn's phone was taken, and she was prevented from leaving the home. Further allegations presented in court included claims of physical restraint and that Dunn lost consciousness during the encounter. Crowley is accused of remaining at the residence overnight and of allegedly preventing her from leaving the following morning. It was also alleged that Dunn escaped via a bathroom window and sought refuge at a nearby café, where she messaged a friend. Police later arrested Crowley at Perth Train Station. Crowley is expected to reappear in court on July 24. No pleas have been entered, and the matter remains before the courts. If you or someone you know is being impacted by domestic or family violence or sexual assault call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or visit In an emergency, call 000. Contact the Men's Referral Service if you are concerned about domestic violence: 1300 766 491.
