Girl at centre of AFL St Kilda photo storm to face court tomorrow
UPDATE 5.15pm: LAWYERS for St Kilda Football Club and Sam Gilbert have used the internet to call for a teen photo leaker to appear in court tomorrow.
The cyberspace message posted on Ustream has also been sent to the 17-year-old's father's email address.
It recommends she be at court at 10.30am, Thursday, and to have legal representation.
The girl says she is not due back in Melbourne until after the court hearing has finished.
The post reads; "Good afternoon...My name is Brad Ross and I am a partner at Rigby Cooke Lawyers.
"We are the solicitors for the St Kilda Football Club and also Sam Gilbert.
"There is a Court Hearing tomorrow in the Federal Court at 305 William Street, Melbourne.
"The Court Hearing will take place at 10.30am before Justice Marshall in Court 6A.
"You should be at Court tomorrow. If you do not attend, the Court can make orders in your absence. You should have legal representation tomorrow.''
It goes on to explain that on Monday this week the Federal court ordered that until 4pm, December 23 she was restrained from publishing or continuing to publish the photographs referred to in the affidavit.
Secondly, she take all reasonable steps to cease publishing via her account with Facebook the photographs or any other photograph or image sourced from Gilbert's computer.
It comes after the girl today said AFL players weren't the role models they may seem to be.
"I know a lot of people think AFL players are great role models, but in reality once you get to know them it's just so much different to what you'd imagine," she says in a video.
She said they were attractive because they were good-looking and had money, but sometimes their behaviour was flawed.
The 17-year-old posted a series of short live streamed videos online in the wake of the photos being uploaded on Facebook.
In one of the videos, she declares: "Do you know how f---ing angry I am at everyone? Oh my God, I could f--king scream" before unleashing a piercing scream.
The videos, filmed in Queensland, see the girl say she would kill someone when her mobile rings.
She also defends her story, saying she is telling the truth.
"You guys have got to help me out. Seriously, I need all the support," the teen says in the five-minute video.
"I need my friend who was in Adelaide with me who can prove (something).
Lisa, where are you baby?"
One 11-second video shows the teen in a bikini by a pool at night.
She also claims she will unleash allegations against Riewoldt's manager Ricky Nixon in the coming days.
Last night the girl vowed to post more scandalous pictures on the internet, saying the next lot would be of Carlton and Sydney players.
This came as she pledged to continue taking revenge on St Kilda, a club she says mistreated her, and as Riewoldt told of his devastation at a nude picture of him with semi-naked teammate Zac Dawson posted on the girl's Facebook page.
Speaking on radio this morning, AFL boss Andrew Demetriou said the league would continue to provide support to the girl.
He said the AFL had met with the teenager more than 20 times and offered counselling.
"We will continue to offer support to this young girl, because that's what our program's about," he told 3AW.
"And we will continue to support Nick Riewoldt ... there are no winners out of this."
Mr Demetriou said he was "absolutely certain" Riewoldt was telling the truth.
"Everybody's got to modify their lifestyle in this day and age," he said.
"We've got to get into the age of providing new education systems to our players and young people. This is an interactive age, people using Facebook and Twitter, and it can do considerable harm."
Mr Demetriou said he was told of the existence of the photos by media outlets three weeks ago, and later by Riewoldt's manager Ricky Nixon.
The saga has the potential to rip at the fabric of the Saints after Riewoldt could not hide his displeasure with teammate Sam Gilbert, who he said had not deleted the photos taken in a Miami hotel more than a year ago.
Gilbert last night apologised to Riewoldt and the club for his part in the drama.
Part of the damaging content the girl plans to upload is a video she claims she has taken of AFL players in compromising positions.
She told the Herald Sun she was involved in group sex with AFL players, none of whose pictures have been released.
A Facebook conversation purported to be between the girl and an AFL player discussing a group sex session has been obtained by the Herald Sun.
Riewoldt yesterday denied he knew of the group sex claims.
"I've got no idea about that," he said.
"It's not part of our culture and I'm not aware of any text messages."
Although the teenager did not post any more revealing photos in the wake of a Federal Court order banning her and Facebook from exhibiting images, she says she is determined to keep posting images when things "cool down".
She said she was also dismayed at Riewoldt's version of events that led to the photos being posted.
"It's all incorrect," she said.
"After I heard the press conference I literally punched the wall. He just read a statement from a piece of paper."
She maintains she took the photos at a Melbourne hotel herself and downloaded them from Gilbert's laptop.
"I just want everybody to know the truth," she said.
The girl says she was offered hush money by a football contact: "I was originally offered money ... to like just not speak to any media about it." She said the amount was $20,000.
The girl, who cannot be named, said she didn't want her Twitter site pulled down by transmitting more images.
Player manager Nixon says lawyers have been engaged in a potential civil case and matters have been referred to police.
Meanwhile, Riewoldt, 28, told a packed press conference yesterday he had never met the girl who posted the images.
"If I'd done something wrong I'd be happy to cop that, but I've done nothing wrong," he said.
"I'm not going to be the victim to this sort of garbage. I'm going to move on and enjoy Christmas with my family."
Riewoldt said Gilbert took the photo on a holiday in Miami more than 12 months ago.
He said he was disappointed the defender and fellow Queenslander didn't delete the photo immediately when
asked to.
"I asked that it be deleted then and there and clearly it wasn't and I'm bitterly disappointed at my teammate for that," he said.
He was made aware the photo still existed several weeks ago and saw it for the first time on Monday.
Riewoldt said he had no association with the teen who published the now infamous photo and no idea what her motives were.
"For the record I have never met the person who posted my photograph. A person who I have no association with caused great distress to me, my girlfriend and family," he said.
Riewoldt and Gilbert have said "not a lot" about the controversial photo.
'I think it's up to him to approach me, to be honest," Riewoldt said.
He would consider his legal options in the next few days.
A separate photo of St Kilda star Nick Dal Santo also appeared on the Facebook page.
- with Amelia Harris
