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Taylan May and Brandon Wakeham have been stood down by the NRL under its policy around serious criminal charges.
The league's no-fault stand down policy sees players banned from playing if they are charged with criminal offences that carry, if found guilty, maximum jail sentences of 11 or more years.
Penrith's May was charged with three domestic violence-related offences relating to an incident in April, and Wakeham was charged with taking part in the supply of prohibited drugs and participate in a criminal group contribute to criminal activity.
"The decisions [to stand down the players] should in no way be interpreted as a view on the innocence or guilt of either player," an NRL statement read.
"Under the condition, the players are not permitted to participate as players in the NRL competition or other competitions."
May has been left out of Penrith's teams for the two games since his charges were made public.
Wakeham, who formerly played for Wests Tigers and Canterbury Bulldogs, has not played NRL since last season.
He is contracted to Manly and has played 10 games for Blacktown in the NSW Cup this year.
The no-fault stand down policy was introduced in 2019.
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