Teenage girl apologises on YouTube to AFL players over St Kilda nude photo scandal
March 21st, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANISydney, Mar 21 (ANI): A 17-year-old girl at the centre of St Kilda nude photo scandal has posted a formal apology on YouTube to the footballers involved, saying that she cannot even ‘imagine the kind of situation their friends or family had been through’ following the incident.
The Sydney Morning Herald quoted the teenage girl, who had already apologised to player Sam Gilbert, as saying that owes apologies to the other three St Kilda players caught up in the controversy– Nick Riewoldt, Nick Dal Santo and Zac Dawson.
“I would like to formally apologise to the above players for releasing photographs of them which I did not take, nor did I have permission to publish,” she said.
She also said: “I can’t imagine what their friends or family have been through, let alone the players,” adding that she hoped they could now get on with their lives.
The apology comes after she admitted that she had lied about becoming pregnant, and revelations of a ‘relationship’ with player manager Ricky Nixon that led to his suspension by the AFL Players Association.
Nixon is now awaiting to learn about his fate on Thursday.
Last May the teenager claimed she had sex with two Saints players and had become pregnant by one of them, later saying she had miscarried twins.
A St Kilda spokeswoman refused to comment this morning and said that none of the players would be making any public statements today. (ANI)
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