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St Kilda apologises to former AFL player Rod Owen over Little League sexual abuse
St Kilda Football Club has apologised to former player Rod Owen, following an ABC Sport investigation which revealed that Owen was sexually molested by two paedophiles who ran the Saints’s Little League team during the 1970s.
Key points:
- St Kilda has vowed to listen to and believe victims of abuse related to the club after revelations a former player was abused by two men linked with the Saints’s Little League program
- Saints CEO Matt Finniss has apologised to Rod Owen, saying the club would seek advice from police and expert agencies to ensure anyone who may come forward is supported
- Owen finished in the AFL at the age of 25 and was later consumed by alcohol, drug and gambling addictions.
In a club statement, St Kilda CEO Matt Finnis…
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