“I was doing everything possible to have a club free of workplace bullying; gambling; harassment and illegal drugs. The decision to step down when I did was mine,' Glen Bartlett said. | Pierik_AgeSport afl
On Thursday night Bartlett released a statement to the media, including News Corp, having recently filed a writ in the Supreme Court of Western Australia, suingFormer Melbourne president Glen Bartlett has revealed why he left the club.
“Having left the board last November 2021, threats towards myself and my partner were made even in February and March of this year. We have sought undertakings that the threats and contributions to defamatory publications stop – these undertakings have not been forthcoming,” he said. I have remained silent for months, despite being regularly sniped at since I decided to stand-down as President and therefore now find I have no alternative but to release the following statement:
The decision to step down when I did was mine. I did so to ensure minimal distraction, after a very promising and indeed historic start to the season. I have also, as noted above and as has been reported, complained about, and had to take action in relation to what I claim to be false and defamatory publications about me. The hurt and distress and damage caused by these publications is aggravated by the fact that they are published on the internet and that previous articles are not only present and remain on the internet but are also hyperlinked to in later articles.
Turning now to the publications that I consider defamatory and false about me. I have given Kate Roffey several opportunities to address and correct her contribution to articles that were ultimately published containing damaging and inaccurate narratives regarding myself and impacting my partner Victoria and our businesses. Ms Roffey has declined to correct any such statements privately or publicly.
In recent months I have given the relevant journalists and publishers the opportunity to resolve my concerns and to also provide undertakings to not engage in any further defamatory conduct. Such undertakings have not been forthcoming, and my serious concerns remain unresolved, so I believe I had no alternative but to commence legal proceedings.
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