Seven years ago Matt Johns and another footballer took a 19 year old bar girl back to their room for sex.

While in the process of the act, seven other team members entered the motel room via the door and window and all but one had sex with the lady.

Matt says the girl was willing with every man – she knocked one back.

A co-worker of the lady says she was skiting for days about her conquest.

Five days after the incident, the lady in question reported to the police she had been taken advantage of. The police cleared all footballers of any wrongdoing.

Seven years later the lady has come out on an ABC Four Corners Program and brought it all up.

Matt Johns has lost all his jobs because of what was in the report.


What did go on?

We will never know as only those present know the truth.

Should Matt have participated in sex?

He was married so not in my book.

Should the girl have gone with two men back to their room?

No. As the saying goes, you can’t put an old head on young shoulders and I believe that up until around 25 years of age, people are not able to accurately predict the consequences of their action. Blind Freddy could have seen having sex with two footballers at the same time would lead to more being involved.

Should it?

No. The men showed no respect for themselves, the lady, their club or their code of football. They should have known better.

While group sex happens in many areas – from rock bands to sporting teams – and has done so for a long time - the people involved (both male and female) need to be aware of what can go wrong and the consequences of performing such an act.

While this is in the news regularly, it appears neither the players nor the young ladies are learning.

It is easy for some young person to want to have sex (and a possible relationship) with a sporting star. It may sound great when telling their friends but the consequences can be extreme.

The final say goes to the police who have investigated it and come up with a decision.

Let me know what you think.