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‘I didn‘t care if I lived or died’: Ex-Saint reveals how harrowing abuse led to addiction – Fox Sports
‘I didn‘t care if I lived or died’: Ex-Saint reveals how harrowing abuse led to addiction
Former St Kilda player Rod Rocket Owen has revealed how sexual abuse he suffered during his time at the club sent him on a dangerous path of addiction that made him suicidal.
In a wide-ranging interview with the ABC, Owen opened up on his tough past which included addictions to gambling, alcohol and drugs, as well as being sexually abused in the clubs Little League team.
Before his first game on the MCG as a nine-year-old representing St Kilda in the Little League competition, Owen, now 54, revealed…
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