<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Former rugby league star Josh McGuire has been charged with serious offences relating to a child.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The NRL enforcer who played almost 200 games for the Brisbane Broncos before joining the Cowboys and then the Dragons in 2021 was brought to the Brisbane Watchhouse by police and charged on Tuesday with two charges, including one of common assault.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A complaint against McGuire was made to investigators following two alleged incidents that unfolded last week.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-dies-after-being-pulled-from-water/28959aae-7350-4735-be59-6ae733116fd3"><strong><span>Man dies after being pulled from ocean pool</span></strong></a><strong><span> </span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's understood these charges relate to the alleged strangulation of a five-year-old child. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>McGuire made 14 appearances for the Queensland Maroons. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was part of the 2017 Kangaroos World Cup-winning side before a brief stint in the Super League. He's previously been an ambassador for Ronald McDonald House Charities and Mates4Mates, and returned to the Broncos in a coaching role last year. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/former-nrl-star-josh-mcguire-charged-with-strangling-child/4a99da79-62a5-4531-828e-7009d3622a43" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He finished up in that role earlier this year, and has been working in marketing. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He's expected to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on December 17.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the </span></strong></em><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span> and </span></strong></em><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>