A Perth judge has ruled football “legend” Barry Cable sexually abused a young girl who decades later, has been awarded $818,700 for the “catastrophic” damage she suffered.
Key points:
- A civil court judge has found Barry Cable abused the girl
- Cable was told ordered to pay her $818,700
- His accuser says the sexual abuse started when she was 12
The woman, who is now aged in her 60s, launched the civil action in 2019, claiming Cable started abusing her in the late 1960s when she was 12 years old.
She further alleged that after she turned 17, the sexual contact continued, and Cable harassed her until she was in her mid-30s.
She sued the now bankrupt former footballer for around $1 million and today District Court Judge Mark Herron ruled the woman was…
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