The former Australian Rules footballer Barry Cable repeatedly sexually abused a Perth girl while at the height of his playing career, a judge has found in a civil trial.
Cable, 79, was sued in the district court of Western Australia by a woman who alleged he abused her over a five-year period beginning in the 1960s when she was aged 12 or 13.
After overseeing a civil trial this year, Judge Mark Herron on Friday found the abuse had taken place, awarding the woman $818,700 in damages.
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But his victim may be unlikely to receive substantive financial compensation after Cable was declared bankrupt before the trial.
Cable has persistently denie…
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