The lawyer representing two of three women at the centre of a Victoria Police investigation involving five Sydney Swans has claimed the women were subjected to “the most disgusting actions and behaviour” that he has seen in his legal career.

Speaking to 3AW on Friday morning, Carbone Lawyers head of Personal Injury Law and Litigation John Karantzis, labelled the alleged behavious as “demeaning and abhorrent”.

“Can I just say that I am upset with what has been alleged, these women were subjected to the most disgusting actions and behaviour I have ever heard about in my 28 years as a lawyer,” Mr Karantzis told breakfast show host Tom Elliott.

“These women already have a difficult job and what they were subjected to, it is alleged, was demeaning, abhorrent and simply not moral or acceptable.”

Sydney has banned five players — Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey, Riley Bice and James Jordon — for the rest of the AFL season for breaching club standards at the Pullman hotel in Melbourne’s east on Monday morning.

These sanctions are independent of an investigation being conducted by Victoria Police Sex Crimes Squad detectives.

This masthead does not suggest the players are guilty of any wrongdoing, only that they are assisting police with inquiries. No charges have been laid.

Mr Karantzis also claimed “leaders” were present inside the team hotel room at the time of the alleged assault.

“More than five men (in the room) and it’s alleged that there were even a few leaders in that room,” he said.

When asked to clarify if the word “leaders” referred to on-field members of the club or “something else”, Mr Karantzis replied: “Something else,” without providing further detail.

The Swans said in a statement on Friday it could confirm “that all investigations carried out by the club had consistently indicated that the only representatives of the club in the room central to the police investigation were the five players who have been stood down”.

“We have every reason to consider that reports to the contrary are simply false,” the club said.

“We are respecting the process with the relevant authorities and will refrain from commenting on Police matters.

“We would also like to take this opportunity to condemn some of the misinformation being reported and are now considering our legal position on those matters.”

At a media conference on Friday morning, Swans coach Dean Cox would not clarify if staff were in the hotel room at the centre of the police investigation.

“That’s a police investigation,” he said.

When asked directly if he was present in the room, Cox paused before declaring: “I wasn’t in the room”.

Mr Karantzis also said the women were living in fear in the wake of the allegations.

“They’re suffering severe stress and anxiety. They’re actually fearing for their life,” he said.

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