Overview
- Judge Michael Bowden found the 82-year-old former footballer not guilty on all counts in a judge-only trial in the Western Australian District Court.
- Prosecutors had charged him with five counts of indecent dealing and two counts of unlawful carnal knowledge involving a girl under 13 in the late 1960s.
- The woman testified the abuse occurred at Cable’s family home during a month-long stay and said some assaults happened while his wife slept.
- A civil case in 2023 found Cable liable for abusing a girl, awarded $818,700 in damages, and led to the loss of Australian Football Hall of Fame and other honours.
- Criminal cases require proof beyond reasonable doubt, which differs from the civil standard of balance of probabilities and can lead to different outcomes.