Jay Hart sex video: Former Clitheroe footballer filmed in manager's dug-out with unknown blonde woman begs girlfriend for forgiveness
Jay Hart, 24, has apologised to his girlfriend Bryony Roberts and blamed alcohol for his decision to cheat on her in a video that has been leaked on the internet
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Your support makes all the difference.The non-league footballer who was sacked by his club for his involvement in a sex video in a manager's dug-out has apologised and claimed that he "had more than a few drinks" before the incident.
Jay Hart, a former striker for Clitheroe FC, was filmed having sex with an unknown blonde girl in the manager’s dug-out at Mossley AFC’s Seel Park stadium on Saturday. The 24-year-old was wearing an official club short at the time, while he could be seen with his tracksuit bottoms around his legs.
Hart played in Clitheroe’s final away match of the season last weekend when he came off the bench in the 73rd minute, and with Mossley using the match, billed as ‘ladies day,’ to try and attract a wider audience among female supporters.
However, speaking for the first time since he was caught in the act with an unknown blonde woman, Hart has apologised for his actions and blamed his intoxication for the decision to have sex with the woman and cheat on his 25-year-old girlfriend Bryony Hibbert.
“All I want say is that I regret doing what I did,” Hart was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.
“I was drunk, I'd had more than a few drinks, and I want to say I'm sorry to my family and everyone involved at Clitheroe.
“I regret that I did it, not that I got caught.
“I've spoken and tried to sort things out with Bryony
“Everyone in the world knows about it, I just want to get my apology out there.
“I haven't seen the girl since, I don't have a clue who she is, don't have a clue.”
Hart also reached out to Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney for advice on the incident, after the video of him and the woman was leaked online with users sharing it on both Twitter and Instagram.
Since the video emerged, Hart has been sacked by the non-league club for “bringing the club into disrepute".
Clitheroe chairwoman Anne Barker said in an official statement: “Following a NON-FOOTBALL RELATED incident at Mossley AFC yesterday. Jay Hart has been dismissed from the club.”
She added, as quoted by the Daily Mail: “I can't have somebody wearing the Clitheroe FC tracksuit bringing us down.
“It has brought the club into disrepute and it's not proper for him to scupper our reputation. I expect our players to act professionally.
“It was brought to my attention on Saturday night and dealt with through the management. I did offer to speak to him myself but Simon (Garner, the manager) said he would take care of it.”
art’s girlfriend Miss Hibbert, who is from Oswaldtwistle in Lancashire and has two young children, has criticised those who has shared the video on social media and took to the Clitheroe Facebook Page to vent her anger in what she labelled as a “disgusting” act.
“Have a bit of decency for the people it's affected,” Hibbert said in a post that was later removed. “Thank God my kids are too young to read. It's disgusting. I bet their families are far from perfect.”
One person who saw the video was quoted by the Daily Mail as saying: “The camera came round the dugout and there was a blonde female with her head down. The man couldn't see the camera because his eyes were closed.
“After a few seconds, he opened his eyes and laughed and the camera panned away again. I've been to Mossley AFC a few times and it's clearly their ground. The whole clip is only 10 to 15 seconds.”
First team manager Garner, who signed Hart to the club, said: “At the time of this unfortunate occurrence on Saturday, I wasn't there. I had already left the ground.
“I found out later on when I saw how it played out on Twitter. I'm disappointed but we can't control what the players do outside the time we are with them.
“They choose what they want to do. Unfortunately, Jason was wearing the club tracksuit and he knows he has let the club down, so the club has done what it has done.
“He's disappointed it has gone this far. It's going to have consequences for him beyond leaving this football club; with his family and possibly beyond that.
“Football is only a small part of it. If he had thought about what would have happened when he did it, he wouldn't have done it. He will pay for it.
“When I spoke to him, he sounded very apologetic about it. I'm disappointed for him. He will regret what he did and it was totally wrong.”
When contacted by The Independent, no-one from Clitheroe FC was available for further comment.
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