UPDATE: On Wednesday, the ACT Magistrates Court handed Wighton a suspended two-month sentence and a $3500 fine.
However, his earlier bid to have the damning CCTV footage of his assault was denied, with the footage released after the court case was finalised.
Footage of Canberra Raiders player Jack Wighton during an alcohol-fuelled brawl in the city centre earlier this year that he was sentenced for today. pic.twitter.com/dRV61GCnJK
— ABC Canberra (@abccanberra) November 14, 2018