PRIVATE and private photos of greater than 45 present and former Australian Soccer League gamers have allegedly been leaked.
A Google Drive file, which reportedly comprises screenshots, pictures and movies of AFL stars, is being investigated by each the league and police.
The AFL has been hit by a shock scandalCredit score: Getty
Quite a few golf equipment are understood to have contacted the AFL when the photographs started circulating.
An AFL spokesman mentioned: “The AFL has been made conscious of personal and private photos of previous and current AFL gamers being distributed and shared illegally and with out consent after being contacted by quite a lot of AFL golf equipment.
“The pictures have been circulated by an nameless individual/s and it’s alleged the recordsdata characteristic personal and private photos of previous and current AFL gamers nonetheless you will need to be aware that most of the photos are but to be verified for identification.”
He went on so as to add: “There seems to have been vital work concerned in gathering the photographs and creating recordsdata for distribution.
“The AFL has no data concerning why the non-public photos have been circulated illegally and with out consent or what the motive is in doing so.”
The Google Drive file reportedly lists every participant’s identify, adopted by a folder of express, graphic pictures – allegedly of mentioned particular person.
One of many gamers caught up within the scandal informed the Herald Solar: “It’s a gross breach of privateness. It’s simply not honest.”
The AFL Gamers’ Affiliation launched a press release which learn: “The AFL Gamers’ Affiliation is conscious of the AFL investigating a set of express photos which were distributed of previous and current gamers with out their consent.
“Whereas you will need to be aware that a number of the photos might not be official, that is an appalling and disgusting act and a probable illegal breach of privateness that’s unacceptable.
“We ask the general public to deal with this matter severely by not searching for out or sharing any of those pictures and respecting the rights and privateness of these impacted.
“We’ll help our impacted members via our authorized and wellbeing providers. That is now a police matter, and we are going to proceed to help as needed.”
The AFL’s Integrity Unit is known to have spent the final 15 hours working with the eSafety Commissioner as they try and take away the content material from the web.
Police have additionally been alerted in quite a lot of states.
The AFL spokesman continued: “Whereas the AFL understands there could also be nice curiosity on this replace, it needs to strengthen the photographs have been shared illegally and with out consent.
“The AFL asks everybody to please respect the rights and privateness of these previous and current gamers who’ve had private photos illegally shared with out their consent or approval.
“AFLIU has contacted the eSafety Commissioner and is working intently with eSafety to have the photographs eliminated as quickly as potential.
“The AFL has additionally made the related regulation enforcement businesses conscious of the state of affairs.”
Every day Mail Australia haven’t verified the authenticity of the photographs.
In addition they insist there isn’t any suggestion of any wrongdoing on the a part of the AFL gamers concerned.