Collingwood defender Jack Crisp has fronted the AFL over “extremely inappropriate” leaked express movies.
The movies, which reference illicit medication and present nudity, surfaced final week on social media regardless of Crisp revealing they had been captured in 2018.
Collingwood alerted the AFL, who opened an investigation earlier than assembly with Crisp on Tuesday.
“The AFL confirms AFLIU has today interviewed Collingwood player Jack Crisp in relation to content that was uploaded to social media last week,” the league mentioned in an announcement.
“The investigation concluded the content, which was distributed last week without Crisp’s consent, was taken a number of years ago, with Crisp admitting it was he who sent the images to another person.
“Crisp has acknowledged the content and his language, regardless of the setting, was extremely inappropriate and will issue a public apology this afternoon via Collingwood.
“In assessing the situation, AFLIU took into consideration Crisp’s acknowledgement of his behaviour, his track record in the years since the content was produced and the public apology.
“Crisp has been ordered to undertake an appropriate education program and the AFL considers the matter to be finalised.
“While the content was produced a number of years ago, and Jack has shown significant improvement in his behaviour, the incident serves as a reminder to all players to understand the responsibility to themselves, their clubs and their professional careers.” AFL EGM Football Andrew Dillon mentioned.
Crisp launched an apology.
“Last week I became aware that a video was being shared online containing private images which I had sent to another person in 2018,” Crisp mentioned.
“I want to apologise for my actions and the impact they’ve had on my family and our Club.
“Since that time, I have learnt a lot and grown as a person and I hope my family, those at Collingwood, and everyone connected to our Club and the wider game, can see that growth. In saying that, I am still a work in progress and aim to continue to get better as a person.
“I am incredibly fortunate to have the support of Collingwood, my wife Mikayla and my daughters – while I am disappointed in myself for those actions, the impact this has had on my wife and my family hurts the most and I apologise to them for that.”
Collingwood General Manager of Football Graham Wright mentioned the membership would assist Crisp.
“Jack has made significant steps since that time and he continues to grow and learn as a person,” he mentioned.
“This has been a difficult time for Jack and his family as they had worked through this privately at the time and the Club will continue to support them through this situation.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
