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Ex-footballer's child sex abuse trial set to start
Barry Cable denies multiple child sexual abuse charges from the late 1960s; a 2023 civil trial awarded $818,700 in damages to one victim but she is unlikely to be compensated.
- A judge-only trial in the Western Australian District Court begins on Tuesday, with Cable facing five counts of indecent dealing and two counts of unlawful carnal knowledge from 1967 to 1968.
- Following a 2023 civil trial, the woman reported the alleged abuse to police in 2023, prompting criminal charges against Cable in the same court.
- The alleged victim told the court the abuse included physical contact, vaseline use, and penetrative acts at his Gosnells home while his wife Helen was asleep; three other women will give evidence alleging abuse.
- Major halls of fame have removed Cable's honours, including the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Sport Australia Hall of Fame, West Australian Football Commission, and WA Institute of Sport, amid the allegations.
- Defence says the criminal complaint emerged after the 2023 civil finding and accused the woman of trying to 'cash in', which she denied; Tom Percy KC said the allegations 'don't hold together at any level' and Cable denies them.
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Child sex trial told of ex-footy champion Barry Cable’s ‘dark side’
The 82-year-old is fighting a slew of historical child sexual abuse accusations, allegedly involving a girl aged about eight, in a criminal trial in Perth.
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Child sex trial told of ex-footy champion’s ‘dark side’
Former champion footballer Barry Cable allegedly exploited his close connections to access young girls, a court has been told. The 82-year-old is fighting a slew of historical child sexual abuse accusations, allegedly involving a girl aged about eight, in a criminal trial in Perth. He has denied five counts of indecent dealing with a girl aged under 13 and two counts of unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under 13 between December 31, 1966 and D…
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