Claim: Anthony Cherrington was acquitted of assault charges against his ex even though the judge claimed he thought he was special and untouchable.
Evidence: In 2009, Cherrington came within a "cat's whisker" of being gaoled for assaulting his ex-partner, Monique Mears as she was trying to leave him. Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson said the 21-year-old Sydney Roosters forward had created in his mind the false belief he was special, "some sort of Titan of Mount Olympus". Cherrington was sentenced to 150 hours of community service.