Former AFL coach accuses officers of using images taken of her at the races to ‘disparage and ridicule’ her
Danielle Laidley alleges she was treated like a ‘ridiculous spectacle’ after photos of her at the Geelong Racecourse in 2021 were shared.Danielle Laidley alleges she was treated like a ‘ridiculous spectacle’ after photos of her at the Geelong Racecourse in 2021 were shared.Victoria
In court documents lodged with Victoria’s supreme court this week, Laidley is seeking damages from the State of Victoria, as the operator of Victoria police. “The nature of the first and second photographs and the words communicated by police officers of and concerning the plaintiff were such as to invite and expose the plaintiff to humiliation and ridicule,” Laidley’s writ stated.
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