A Sydney-based NRL club has contacted police after one of its players was caught up in a blackmail attempt over a lewd image sent online.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the “representative star” contacted his club this week to alert them of the matter.
It is believed the player sent a nude picture to an account on social media, before being asked to pay $5000 for the photo to not be sent to his friends and family by the person behind the account.
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After the player refused to pay up, the photo was then sent to his loved ones, resulting in a red-faced explanation.
”The matter has been reported to police and the relevant social media companies,” a club spokesperson told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“It’s important to note the player has been the victim here. It appears that this sort of incident is occurring on a regular basis to people across society.”
The incident comes just a week after the AFL confirmed an investigation into a collection of nude and graphic images of close to 50 past and present players that had been illegally shared.
”There appears to have been significant work involved in gathering the images and creating files for distribution,” an AFL statement read, in part.
“The AFL has no information regarding why the personal images have been circulated illegally and without consent or what the motive is in doing so.”
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