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SOUTH Sydney star Ben Te'o has revealed he is quitting the club and possibly the game at the end of the season to get away from the abuse he still cops following allegations last year that he punched a woman.
Despite being cleared by Queensland police and the NRL's integrity unit midway through last year, Te'o said personal attacks from fans continue — and he was sledged about it as recently as Monday night when the Rabbitohs played the Dragons at ANZ Stadium.
Brisbane woman Katie Lewis claimed she was left lying in a pool of blood with a broken eye socket after being repeatedly punched by Te'o after an alleged assault at a Brisbane home last April.
Ben Te'o and Greg Inglis during a training session at Redfern Oval. Source: News Limited
The Queensland Origin star vigorously defended his innocence and was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing in separate investigations by Queensland police and the NRL integrity unit.
The off contract Rabbitoh yesterday opened up about the damage the allegations continue to do to his reputation — and his family — when questioned about his future in the NRL.
"I played the Dragons two nights ago and someone yelled something out from the crowd concerning it," Te'o said.
"That is what I have got to live with, about you bashed (a woman). I cop it on social media.
"I am not saying it is consistent but I get it on social media.
"People yell it at games. If people only knew the facts. What you have got to realise is that I am not the only one who goes through this. My family goes through this too."
Ben Te'o was sledged by a fan during Monday night's clash against the Dragons. Source: Getty Images
Te'o told Souths teammates this week he would leave the club at the end of the season.
But the 27-year-old maintains he has no idea where he will play next year — or in what code.
Te'o has an English passport and has been linked to European rugby. He could also command huge money at rival NRL clubs.
But asked if the damage to his reputation would drive him out of the NRL, he said: "I just don't know. I don't know.
"I am still trying to figure it out. You think about things, what is going to make you happy, where you want to go ... change can always be good.
"Whether that is a new code, whether that is a new club, a new beginning, I don't know.
"Everyone is looking for happiness and that is all that is important in life.
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"That is pretty much what I am looking for. I don't know where I am going to find it."
Te'o said he felt no animosity towards the NRL's integrity unit, South Sydney or the Queensland Rugby League.
"I think the integrity unit did an amazing job for me," he said.
"They were people that really looked at what happened, the facts, and they did a good job.
"The integrity unit weren't there to try and help me out. They were just there for the truth and I have nothing bad to say about them.
"(South Sydney) stuck by me and so did people like the QRL.
"There are other shareholders in the game that I can't say did the right thing by me."
Ben Te'o with South Sydney teammate Chris McQueen during their training session at Redfern Oval. Source: News Limited
He said he felt many fans still don't realise he was cleared of wrongdoing.
"I am not going to sit here and complain, that's life," he said.
"But if you got together the articles and news at that time accusing me ... and from the time I was cleared, I don't even remember reading an article about that. There wasn't much made of that."
Asked if he had spoken to Souths teammate Sam Burgess about a possible move to rugby, Te'o added: "You would probably think that I would but I don't speak to anyone here about what I am doing. Sam has told me before that if I need advice to talk to him but I don't talk to Sam about what I am doing.
"He has got no idea and at the moment I don't have any idea either.
Ben Te'o will leave the Rabbitohs at the end of the 2014 season. Source: News Corp Australia
"You'd love to sort it out but things don't always work how you want them to.
"Some things take time to work out.
"As long as I am playing good football.
"I don't feel I am confused. I just look at things differently.
"I have told Souths that I am leaving and I don't know where I am going but there are options.
"I am not a confused guy."
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