NRL hires private investigator to probe assault allegations against State of Origin player Ben Te'o Maroons forward Ben Te'o (above) has been accused of assaulting Brisbane woman Katie Lewis. Katie Lewis on Channel 9 news speaking about the alleged assault. Garry Sweet, the director of ANCIS. THE NRL has hired a former Afghan terrorism specialist to investigate allegations that State of Origin player Ben Te'o assaulted a Brisbane woman. Private investigator Garry Sweet's company Australian National Security Investigations and Collections has made a Right to Information request for the police report - including notebook entries - into the alleged assault of Katie Lewis on April 21. Mr Sweet directed more than 1200 security staff in war-torn Afghanistan, while overviewing terrorism, theft, fraud and drug operations as national investigations manager. He is a former senior detective in the Queensland Police Service where he served for more than 20 years, including as operational team leader in the state drug squad. Public records show the request made by ANSIC was on behalf of the NRL's integrity unit. The request has since been withdrawn because the police investigation is not finished. ORIGIN: All the latest news An NRL spokesman on Monday said the RTI request was made by the unit before police launched their investigation. Ms Lewis lodged a formal assault complaint to police on May 29. It is understood the purpose of the NRL probe was to investigate if there had been any breach of its code of conduct. Potential penalties listed in the code include match suspension, monetary fines and suspension of a participant on a temporary or permanent basis. South Sydney forward Te'o has denied claims made by Lewis, 22, that she was assaulted by him at the Ashgrove house of Brisbane Broncos player Corey Norman. The Queensland Origin player said he had called police to remove her from the house and had "acted appropriately to deal with a difficult situation," while also describing the incident as "unfortunate." The Courier-Mail understands police have requested documents from the NRL integrity unit relating to any information it had gathered. Mr Sweet, who was also a firearms instructor in the police, refused to comment. Police have interviewed all of the parties involved in the alleged incident but say their investigations are ongoing. An NRL spokesman on Monday said the integrity unit's investigation had been halted but, depending on the outcome of the police investigation, the RTI request for police documents may be revisited.