- Sep 26, 2017
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The club had a duty of care to their employees…civil case because of that reason aloneThis isn’t a dig or a smart arse comment it’s a genuine question.
If Geelong employed these people as players, how is it there fault because of there actions?
I’m sure the football club would’ve had more than one house and assuming and hoping this is the only case, the only thing I can see the football club possibly did wrong was not house the house mum inside the actual house to keep an eye on the men/boys living there.
Also why is it just a civil claim and not a criminal charge against the accused?
Once again these are just genuine questions that if you or something can answer so
I could understand better.
Thanks
We don’t know if there is an ongoing investigation to criminally charge the accusers (3 players) , however a court case is much harder to prove as there needs to be strong evidence and witnesses which is especially hard after 40 years and the survivor may not want to even put himself through that in the court system that will make life being hard for him on the stand
It’s a traumatic process which is why a lot of people don’t go through it and why it is so underreported in society