Overview
- Two women told the WA District Court that Cable fondled them and exposed himself in a backyard spa in the early 1980s, testimony prosecutors say demonstrates a pattern.
- Cable, 82, has pleaded not guilty to five counts of indecent dealing and two counts of unlawful carnal knowledge involving a girl under 13, alleged between 1966 and 1969.
- The primary complainant testified she was abused at Cable’s Gosnells home when she was a young girl staying with the family, describing incidents that occurred while his wife was asleep.
- The defence denies all allegations, argues the complaints surfaced after a 2023 civil judgment, and says Cable’s wife will testify the complainant never stayed at their home.
- A 2023 civil trial found Cable liable for abusing a different girl and awarded $818,700, after which several sporting bodies stripped him of honours; the current judge-only criminal trial is scheduled to run until March 18.