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St Kilda nude photo scandal girl to surrender pics
Staff writers From: Herald Sun December 24, 2010 12:00AM
UPDATE 3.40pm: THE girl at the centre of St Kilda photo scandal has agreed to hand over all the pictures she has to the court and destroy any other copies in her possession.
At a Federal Court hearing this afternoon the girl was instructed to put the photos on a USB stick and hand them to the court.
The court has ordered a mediation conference between the two parties to happen before January 28 next year.
The judge agreed with an application by the girl's lawyer, Tim Bourke, to have her name suppressed.
The Judge said that as the father of two daughters he felt that the girl needed protection as she may live to regret the publicity in future years.
During the hearing the teen, wearing a black suit and coral coloured singlet top and large cross pendant, regularly glanced back at the media.
The girl and her legal team arrived at the Melbourne Court for today's 2.15pm hearing after she and the players embroiled in the saga were no-shows for yesterday's scheduled hearing.
But an order banning her from posting lewd images, allegedly taken from Sam Gilbert's computer, was extended and another court date fixed for today.
Although winning an order to stop her publishing the photos again, counsel for Gilbert will press for all images and other content allegedly stolen from his computer to be destroyed.
Then they will sue for damages, breach of confidence, and copyright.
A lawyer for Facebook, Matthew Lewis, undertook that the site would take down any posting of the images by the girl.
Child welfare authorities yesterday expressed concern for the teen after she said her parents had abandoned her.
Arriving at Melbourne Airport last night, the girl, 17, also said she had no remorse over the internet photo row.
But Victoria's Child Safety Commissioner Bernie Geary says he's concerned about the welfare of the teenager, who has been branded "a malicious trouble maker" by St Kilda, which also said its players could seek damages through the Federal Court.
Commissioner Geary is concerned about how the situation is playing out, saying the girl has been "vilified as some sort of a monster".
"This child is in danger, this child will be left at the end of this situation as a vilified person," he told ABC Radio today.
He urged St Kilda to consider its handling of the case.
"Rather than (to) fly to the aid of players, (it should) understand that there's a child in the centre of this," Mr Geary said.
"I would (also) ask the public who are obviously giving this oxygen would they want their child to be in the same circumstance?"
The girl said yesterday she was unlikely to attend the Federal Court hearing today, and that her family had cut all ties with her because of the saga.
She says many have expressed support for her actions, but she said her parents have had enough, ordering her out of their home last night and driving her to tears for the first time in seven years.
"My parents have just left and told me I'm never going to speak to them again," said the girl, who will now stay with friends.
Her revelation came after St Kilda announced it planned to make her pay for the misery she had caused players Nick Riewoldt, Zac Dawson and Nick Dal Santo.
St Kilda vice-president Ross Levin said that if awarded damages, the club had up to 15 years to recoup money from the girl.
"When you get an order for damages, in the event we are successful in our claim, the order continues to be valid for up to 15 years," he said.
"In the event she tries to make money out of this, the misery she has caused to these players, then we'll be looking for that money."
Jane said she was worried about court proceedings against her.
She now claims to be seeking a deal to release further photos as part of her story - despite a court order forbidding their release.
She denied any remorse.
"Not at all, because they (the footballers) had what was coming to them," she said.
"They can't take advantage of girls like that."
She said given her time again she would still have posted the photos, though not through Facebook.
"I would have done it anonymously, because I am actually really scared about what's going to happen," she said.
Among supporters of the teen are other women who have posted messages claiming to have been mistreated by footballers.
"In a way I feel as though I have been successful in releasing the photos and letting other girls realise what they (players) are like," she said.
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