Fremantle chief executive Steve Rosich has released the following statement following news that broke on Monday afternoon suggesting Ross Lyon had harassed a junior female staffer at a Christmas party a few years ago.

On Monday afternoon, The Age named Lyon as the staff member in question, and Rosich had this to say on the matter.

โ€œWe want to reiterate what we have said previously on a number of occasions and which has been reinforced by the AFL,โ€ Rosich said.

โ€œThis was a workplace matter that has been resolved by the club and independently investigated by the AFLโ€™s Integrity Unit at the request of the club, the subject of the complaint and with due respect and care for our former employee.

โ€œWith regard to the requested investigation under the AFLโ€™s Respect and Responsibility Policy, the league completed it some months ago to the AFLโ€™s and the clubโ€™s full satisfaction and no sanction was imposed.

โ€œAt the core of the AFLโ€™s Respect and Responsibility policy are guidelines around maintaining and respecting the privacy of all parties and we will continue to abide by that and will not comment any further.โ€