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2013 video shows Saints linebacker assaulting beachgoers — VIDEO

New Orleans Saints linebacker Junior Galette appears to strike a woman with a belt in a video released of a 2013 scuffle on a beach that was recorded by an onlooker.

The video was uploaded to YouTube in 2013, but the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported Saturday that the man shown assaulting people is Galette, who is already scheduled to meet with NFL officials at the league office in New York later this month about his off-field conduct.

In the video titled “Spring Break 2013 South Beach Brawl” and published March 25, 2013, Galette strikes a woman twice with a belt in the midst of a scuffle, according to the newspaper.

The Saints said Saturday that the organization is aware of the video and sent it to the NFL office.

The NFL had no comment on the video and Galette’s agent, Alvin Keels, did not respond to requests for comment from the Times-Picayune. Galette’s attorney, Ralph Whalen, previously told media outlets that his client is not the person in the video.

In the video, a man who appears to be Galette fights another man using his belt. He then swings the belt at the surrounding group and strikes a woman twice with it. Later on, he shoves several people and throws a punch.

Galette, 27, was arrested for simple battery involving domestic violence on Jan. 5 at his home in Kenner, La., after a 22-year-old woman called police and alleged that Galette beat her. The charge against Galette was dismissed Feb. 19 after Kenner city attorney Mike Power said interviews with witnesses cast doubt on whether the alleged victim was a member of the household.

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