04:01 EDT, 11 February 2021
A senior Today show producer has been charged with allegedly raping a woman at his Bondi home after a boozy, cocaine-fuelled night out.
Tom Nicol, 32, was arrested on Tuesday night weeks after the alleged victim was taken to hospital the morning following the January 29 alleged assault.
The breakfast TV showrunner vehemently denied the charges as he faced Sydney s Waverley Local Court on Wednesday, insisting the sex was consensual.
Channel Nine s Today show producer Tom Nicol (pictured with Karl Stefanovic) has been charged with raping a woman at his luxurious Bondi home
Police alleged the sexual assault took place after a boozy, cocaine-fuelled night out
Crime by Perry Duffin, Mark Morri and Emily Macdonald 11th Feb 2021 4:44 PM
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Subscriber only A senior producer of Channel 9 s Today show, Tom Nicol, has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at his Bondi home. It is alleged the attack, which Nicol strongly denies, occurred after the pair had been out on the night of January 29 and returned to his home. The woman was taken by a friend to Royal North Shore Hospital in the early hours of the morning and police were contacted. Tom Nicol was charged with sex assault and has been granted bail. Picture: Facebook