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CibbuanoFevola escapes punishment
April 9th 2010 05:41
BRISBANE star Brendan Fevola has escaped punishment over his involvement in the Lara Bingle nude photo scandal.
Fevola was interviewed twice as part of an investigation conducted by the AFL's integrity services manager Brett Clothier and cultural strategy and education manager Sue Clark.
The investigation came about as a result of claims that Fevola took a nude photo of Bingle - with whom he had a brief affair with in 2006 - and distributed it to AFL players.
Bingle declined to speak directly with the league but provided a statutory declaration.
AFL football operations manager Adrian Anderson said that while Fevola admitted taking the photograph, there was insufficient evidence to prove that the former Blue sent it to other players.
"Given the evidence currently available to us and the time elapsed since the alleged behaviour, the AFL has not established that a breach of our rules has occurred," Anderson said.
"However, we will continue to monitor whether there are legal proceedings arising from this matter and the AFL remains willing to speak with Ms Bingle."
"The AFL does not condone any behaviour which shows a lack of respect towards women."
"All AFL players and officials should be aware that taking and distributing private images without consent is unacceptable and can result in sanctions under the AFL player rules."
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