Australian Rules nice Barry Cable is being sued over allegations he sexually abused a Perth teenager on the top of his taking part in profession.
Until now, Mr Cable’s identification had been suppressed by order of the District Court of Western Australia.
Mr Cable, 79, has denied the allegations and has by no means been charged by police.
The girl, who can’t be named, commenced proceedings in 2019 and claims that between 1968 – when she was aged 12 – till 1973 she was sexually abused by Mr Cable.
She is claiming damages for psychiatric hurt and has additionally claimed that she was topic to sexual harassment from 1974 till 1991.
The court docket was informed that Mr Cable has been declared bankrupt and there will probably be no funds accessible if there’s a judgment for any prices.
Judge Mark Herron additionally stated Mr Cable wouldn’t participate within the upcoming five-day trial.
Judge Herron on Tuesday lifted a collection of suppression orders forward of a civil trial which can start on Wednesday.
“In my view, the reasons and justification for making the orders anonymising the name of the defendant and suppressing the public reporting of the proceedings in a way which might tend to identify him, and the further order preventing a non-party from having access to court documents in the proceedings, are no longer relevant or necessary,” Judge Herron stated in a judgment handed down on Tuesday.
Mr Cable has been described as one of many sport’s best ever rovers and received two VFL premierships and 4 WAFL titles in a profession spanning 17 years earlier than his retirement in 1979.
He performed 379 video games throughout stints at Perth, North Melbourne and East Perth.
He was a two-time All Australian and was given legend standing within the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
He went on to have a distinguished teaching profession at Perth, East Perth and North Melbourne.
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