The AFL has launched an investigation into the illegal distribution of explicit images of players that have been shared online without their consent.
Key points:
- The AFL says an anonymous individual or group of people has circulated explicit images of past and present players online
- The league is offering support for the players affected after being contacted by multiple clubs
- Victoria Police said it was aware of the pictures but had not yet received an official report
In a statement, the AFL said it had been contacted by multiple clubs concerned about “private and personal images of past and present AFL players”.
The league said the images had been circulated by an anonymous individual or group of people.
“There appears to have been significant work involved in gathering the images and creating files for distribution,” it said.
“It is important to note that many of the images are yet to…