Not Guilty! Thorbjron Olesen Cleared Of All Charges

The jury in the Thorbjorn Olesen sexual assault case deliberated for less than an hour Wednesday in London and came back with a “not guilty” verdict.

Olesen had been charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a flight to the UK following the WGC St. Jude tournament in Memphis back in 2019.

The 31-year-old Dane wept and hugged his partner after being acquitted at a London court of sexual assault, assault by beating and being drunk on board the British Airways flight from Nashville to London.

Olesen faced allegations he grabbed a woman’s breast, pushed a member of the cabin crew and urinated on a first-class passenger’s seat. He said he has no memory of his behavior after drinking alcohol and taking sleeping tablets.

Olesen’s lawyer said the player’s career would have been “over” if he was found guilty.

“I want to apologize wholeheartedly to everyone on board the flight — who was affected by my behavior,” Olesen said in a statement issued after the verdict.

“I do not remember anything that happened after takeoff, but I am embarrassed and ashamed by the account of my actions that was outlined during the trial,” said Olesen, a five-time winner on the European Tour who was ranked No. 62 at the time of the incidents but has since fallen to No. 432.

“I have paid a very heavy price for my mistake. This case has had a devastating impact on me personally, on my family, and on my career.”