An Australian cricketer has offered an apology for a tweet in which he called a woman accusing Australian rugby league star Ben Te'o of assaulting her, as 'bad news' and 'psycho'.
Following on the footsteps of the David Warner Twitter fiasco, batsman Chris Lynn, who plays for the domestic Queensland Bulls, became the centre of another firestorm following the tweet in which he insulted the woman accusing Te'o of assaulting her, News.com.au reports.
According to the report, the tweet began as, 'The girl accusing Ben Teo (sic) is bad news'.
Expressing remorse over his actions, Lynn said that it was inappropriate of him to express his personal views on a forum like Twitter, adding that he apologised whole-heartedly for that to the individual involved.
Lynn further said that violence against women is not acceptable and is regretful that his words could have been seen to condone that fact.
Confirming that Lynn had apologised for the tweet, acting Queensland Cricket Chief Executive Officer Richard Powell, however, said that they would now conduct a formal investigation and advise a course of action in due course.
Powell further said that they take such matters seriously and educate their players accordingly, adding that players are aware of the consequences of their actions on social media or in any other public forums.
